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Thread: Where is my .class?

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    Default Where is my .class?

    Hi! I've just finished writing a program, and I keep getting an error stating

    Shapes.java:308: cannot find symbol
    symbol : class ATriangle
    location: class Shapes
    ATriangle ATriangle = new ATriangle(1.0, 2.0, 5.0);

    My program is about superclasses and subclasses, so each new class I make extends the main one (which is AnObject).

    ATriangle, the third subclass, isn't working when I create a new one (giving the error shown above) It looks like this:

    class ATriangle extends AnObject {
     
    double Side1;
    double Side2;
    double Side3;
     
    //No parameter constructor
     
    public ATriangle() {
    double Side1;
    double Side2;
    double Side3;
    }
     
    // 3 parameter constructor
     
    public ATriangle(double s1, double s2, double s3) {
    Side1 = s1;
    Side2 = s2;
    Side3 = s3;
    }
     
    // 5 parameter constructor
     
    public ATriangle(double s1, double s2, double s3, String Colour1, String Filled1) {
    Side1 = s1;
    Side2 = s2;
    Side3 = s3;
    Colour = Colour1;
    Filled = Filled1;
    }
     
    //Accessor and mutator methods for each attribute
     
    public double getSide1() {
    return Side1;
    }
     
    public double getSide2() {
    return Side2;
    }
     
    public double getSide3() {
    return Side3;
    }
     
    public void setSide1(double s1) {
    Side1 = s1;
    }
     
    public void setSide2(double s2) {
    Side2 = s2;
    }
     
    public void setSide3(double s3) {
    Side3 = s3;
    }
     
    //AREA ACCESSOR
     
    public double getArea() {
    double s = (Side1 + Side2 + Side3) / 2;
    double Area = Math.sqrt( s*(s - Side1)*(s - Side2)*(s - Side3) );
    return Area;
    }
     
    public double getPerimeter() {
    double Perimeter = Side1 + Side2 + Side3;
    return Perimeter;
    }
     
    //TOSTRING METHOD 
     
    public String toString() {
    return "\n" + "Side1 : " + Side1 + "\n" + "Side2 : " + Side2 + "\n" + "Side3 : " + Side3;
     
    }
     
    }

    An my main class is:

    public class Shapes {
    public static void main (String[] args) {
     
    //Test AnObject: 
    System.out.println("TESTING THE SUPERCLASS (OBJECT) : " + "\n");
    AnObject object = new AnObject("Green", "Filled");
    System.out.println(object.getColour());
    System.out.println(object.getFilled());
    object.setColour("Blue");
    object.setFilled("Not Filled");
    System.out.println(object.toString() + "\n");
     
    //Test ACircle
    System.out.println("TESTING THE CIRCLE! : " + "\n");
    ACircle circle = new ACircle("Yellow", "Not Filled", 4.0);
    circle.setRadius(5.0);
    System.out.println(circle.getRadius());
    System.out.println("Area : " + circle.getArea());
    System.out.println("Perimeter : " +circle.getPerimeter());
    System.out.println("Diameter : " +circle.getDiameter());
    System.out.println(circle.toString() + "\n");
     
    //Test ARectangle
    System.out.println("TESTING THE RECTANGLE! : " + "\n");
    ARectangle rectangle = new ARectangle(5.0, 3.0, "Red", "Filled");
    System.out.println("Width : " + rectangle.getWidth());
    System.out.println("Length: " + rectangle.getLength());
    rectangle.setWidth(10.0);
    rectangle.setLength(2.0);
    System.out.println("Area : " + rectangle.getArea());
    System.out.println("Perimeter: " + rectangle.getPerimeter());
    System.out.println(rectangle.toString());
     
    //Test ATriangle
    System.out.println("TESTING THE ATRIANGLE! : " + "\n");
    ATriangle triangle = new ATriangle(1.0, 2.0, 5.0);
     
       }
    }

    Can anyone see why this isn't working?

    --- Update ---

    Also, I think it's important to not that both ARectangle and ACircle have ARectangle.class and ACircle.class when I search it under my finder, but ATriangle does not.


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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    I don't see a problem with what you posted. Are all class source files in the same folder?

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    That's the problem! When I try to look for ATriangle.class, all that comes up is ACircle$ATriangle.class and ARectangle$ATriangle.class, but none are just ATriangle.class ...

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    I didn't ask about the .class files, but that's an interesting answer nonetheless. Try deleting all of the .class files and recompiling the project.

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    I did that, and now I'm getting the same problem, except now it happens with ARectangle aswell.

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    Declare your classes as public.

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    public class ATriangle extends AnObject {
     
    double Side1;
    double Side2;
    double Side3;
     
    //No parameter constructor
     
    public ATriangle() {
    double Side1;
    double Side2;
    double Side3;
    }
     
    // 3 parameter constructor
     
    public ATriangle(double s1, double s2, double s3) {
    Side1 = s1;
    Side2 = s2;
    Side3 = s3;
    }
     
    // 5 parameter constructor
     
    public ATriangle(double s1, double s2, double s3, String Colour1, String Filled1) {
    Side1 = s1;
    Side2 = s2;
    Side3 = s3;
    Colour = Colour1;
    Filled = Filled1;
    }
     
    //Accessor and mutator methods for each attribute
     
    public double getSide1() {
    return Side1;
    }
     
    public double getSide2() {
    return Side2;
    }
     
    public double getSide3() {
    return Side3;
    }
     
    public void setSide1(double s1) {
    Side1 = s1;
    }
     
    public void setSide2(double s2) {
    Side2 = s2;
    }
     
    public void setSide3(double s3) {
    Side3 = s3;
    }
     
    //AREA ACCESSOR
     
    public double getArea() {
    double s = (Side1 + Side2 + Side3) / 2;
    double Area = Math.sqrt( s*(s - Side1)*(s - Side2)*(s - Side3) );
    return Area;
    }
     
    public double getPerimeter() {
    double Perimeter = Side1 + Side2 + Side3;
    return Perimeter;
    }
     
    //TOSTRING METHOD 
     
    public String toString() {
    return "\n" + "Side1 : " + Side1 + "\n" + "Side2 : " + Side2 + "\n" + "Side3 : " + Side3;
     
    }
     
    }

    I did this (made the classes public) to everything, and just received the same error...

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    There's something about the way this project is setup that you're not telling us - not that you're being purposely deceptive, you just don't realize it's important. The results described in post #3 indicate there's more going on here than we know. So let's go back to basics:

    Is every class that you've mentioned defined in its own .java source file, properly named, ClassName.java?

    Are all .java source files for all of the classes a member of the same package, even default?

    Are all .java source files for all of the classes in the same folder?

    If the answer is "No" to any of the above, please describe the differences.

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    Default Re: Where is my .class?

    All I have is the Shapes.java file, then four others called AnObject.class, ACircle.class, ACircle$ARectangle.class, and ACircle$ATriangle.class on their own.

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