Public static method error

[leapinlizard]

Hi, I'm really confused when i make print report method i'm getting errors if I take both methods out then it works fine here's my code:
like if I take out:
public void buildInstaces() and public void printReport() and let it run regular code it works fine no errors at all .. please help me solve this problem thanks.

public class BookTest
{

        static Book bookArray[] = new Book[4]; 

		
	public static void main(String args[])

	{
               //Book bookArray[] = new Book[4]; 
		// i will call all the methods here

                

	}

	public static void buildInstances()
	{

	 	String dataArray [][] = {{"Where's my car", "Aston Kutcher","777","ORiely","Dallas","5.95","Fiction","123","456"},
					 {"Earthquakes","ChuckBerry","435","LABooks","LA","75.00","NonFiction"},
					 {"Doom","The Rock","918","Sans Publishing","LA","12.50","Fiction","1233","2323"}, 
					 {"Universal Studios","Walt","987","Dell","Houston","29.90","NonFiction"}};
	 
	}//build instances


	public void printReport()
	{ //print report

               for (int i=0; i<bookArray.length; i++)
                {
                	
 			if (dataArray[i][6].equals("Fiction"))

                   	    bookArray[i]=new Fiction (dataArray[i][0],dataArray[i][1], Integer.parseInt(dataArray[i][2]), new Publisher(dataArray[i][3],dataArray[i][4]), Double.parseDouble(dataArray[i][5]),i, new Background(Integer.parseInt(dataArray[i][7]), dataArray[i][8]));
 

                         
			if (dataArray[i][6].equals("NonFiction"))
                            bookArray[i]= new NonFiction(dataArray[i][0],dataArray[i][1], Integer.parseInt(dataArray[i][2]), new Publisher(dataArray[i][3],dataArray[i][4]), Double.parseDouble(dataArray[i][5]),"History");
			
                                                       
	           		
		}// end of FOR Loop


            
         	
                for (int j=0; j<4;j++)
                    {
                     bookArray[j].calculateTotalCharge(Double.parseDouble(dataArray[j][5])+2*3);                
             	    System.out.println();
		    System.out.println();

		    
			System.out.printf(bookArray[j].toString());
			
                    } //end of for with j  

 		}///print report 	               




   //  } //end of main


} //end class BookTest

[CJSLMAN]

Please post the errors you're getting. Also, the following isn't doing anything:

public static void main(String args[])

	{
               //Book bookArray[] = new Book[4]; 
		// i will call all the methods here

                

	}

Luck,
CJSL

[leapinlizard]

ok the error is : cannot find symbol variable dataArray

also i know the main method is not going to do anything but i'm just trying to run as it is @ this moment

i can add in main method like this:
buildInstances();
printReport();

[markw8500]

In your buildInstances() method you create String dataArray [][] = but it is only a local variable for that method... So when you call it in your printReport() method, it is no where to be found...

You need to make it static like your bookArray[]...

[leapinlizard]

ok when i type like this:

static String dataArray[][] = ......

then i compile it says : illegal start of expression

[markw8500]

You need to do it in the same place as well... Like so:

static Book bookArray[] = new Book[4]; 
static String dataArray [][];
		
	public static void main(String args[])

	{
               //Book bookArray[] = new Book[4]; 
		// i will call all the methods here

                

	}

	public static void buildInstances()
	{

	       dataArray [][] = {{"Where's my car", "Aston Kutcher","777","ORiely","Dallas","5.95","Fiction","123","456"},
					 {"Earthquakes","ChuckBerry","435","LABooks","LA","75.00","NonFiction"},
					 {"Doom","The Rock","918","Sans Publishing","LA","12.50","Fiction","1233","2323"}, 
					 {"Universal Studios","Walt","987","Dell","Houston","29.90","NonFiction"}};
	 
	}//build instances

.