Thread: Please explain why I get this error...

public class Votes 
{
	private int voteNumber;
	private String candidateName;
	private Votes next;
 
    public Votes(int v, String n) 
    {
    	voteNumber=v;
		candidateName=n;
		next=null;
    }
 
    public Votes addVote(int v, String n)
	{
		Votes c;
		c=new Votes(v,n);
		c.setNext(this);
		return c;
	}
 
    public String toString()
	{
		String r;
		r=voteNumber + ". " + candidateName + "\n";
		if (next != null)
		{
			return r=r + next.toString();
		}
		return r;	
	}
}
 
public class Harness 
{
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		Votes myVote;
		myVote=new Votes(1,"Julia");
		System.out.println(myVote.toString());
    }
}

JCreator Pro\MyProjects\Votes\Votes.java:27: error: cannot find symbol
c.setNext(this);
^
symbol: method setNext(Votes)
location: variable c of type Votes
1 error

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Thanks alot

cannot find symbol
c.setNext(this);

The compiler is complaining that you're trying to call a method, setNext(...) that the Votes class simply doesn't have. I happen to agree with the compiler since I don't see that method anywhere in your code.

Excellent. Thank you

You're welcome!