Same issue as before....

[hayden06f4i]

well, i have already assumedly failed this test, since i couldnt get the program to work in the time limit, so could someone please look this over and help me debug the errors that i can't figure out? I guess i done understand fully the set/get thing....

Sales.java:32: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable getCommission
location: class Sales
                getCommission );
                ^
SalesTest.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Commission
location: class SalesTest
                Commission mycommission = new Commission (
                ^
SalesTest.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Commission
location: class SalesTest
                Commission mycommission = new Commission (
                                              ^
3 errors

TWO PROGRAMS

//Sales.java week 2 test Ex4.19 Sales Commission Calculator
// calculates base salary of $200, plus sales commissions
//of 9% of of their gross sales for the week
import java.util.Scanner; //program uses Scanner
 
public class Sales
{
	private String Commission; 
	
	//constructor initializes commission
	public Sales ( String name )
	{
		Commission = name; // initializes commission
	}// end constructor
	
	// method to set the commission
	public void setCommission ( String name )
	{
		Commission = name; // store the course name
	}// end method setcommission
	
	// method to retrieve the commission
	public String getCommission ()
	{
		return Commission;
	}// end method get commission
	
	// display welcome message
	public void displayMessage ()
	{
		System.out.printf ( "Welcome to the Commission Calculator for\n%s\n\n",
		getCommission );
	}//end method display message
	
	public void determineCommission ()
	{
		//create Scanner to obtain input from user
		Scanner input = new Scanner ( System.in );
		
		double basesalary = 200; //  base salary of $200
		double totalsalary = 0; // total of base salary and commission
		double sales = 0;
		double totalsales = 0; // total amount of items sold
		double Commission = 0; // amount of commission
		
		// processing phase
		//prompt for input from user
		System.out.print ( "\n Enter sold item amount or -1 to quit: ");
		sales = input.nextDouble();
		
		// loop until sentinel value is read from user
		while (sales != -1)
		{
			totalsales = totalsales + sales; // add sales to totalsales
			
			//prompt for input and read next sale item number
			System.out.print ( "\n Enter sold item amount or -1 to quit: ");
			sales = input.nextDouble();
		} // end while
		
		//termination phase
		//if user entered at least one sales item
		if (totalsales != 0)
		{
			// calculate commission
			Commission = (totalsales / .09); // commission is 9% of total sales
			totalsalary = Commission + basesalary; //total salary is commission + $200
			
			//display total sales, commission amount, and total salary
			System.out.printf ( "\nTotal sales were : $%f\n", totalsales );
			System.out.printf ( "\nTotal Commission is : $%f\n", Commission );
			System.out.printf ( "\nTotal Salary is : $%f\n", totalsalary );
		} // end if
		
		else // no sales were made.....
			System.out.println ( "No Sales were made, Sorry." );
	}// end method determinecommission
}// end class Sales

// TEST1 ex4.19 SalesTest.java
// Create Sales object and invoke its determinecommission method

public class SalesTest
{
	public static void main ( String [] args )
	{
		//create Sales object mySales and
		//pass commission to constructor
		Commission mycommission = new Commission (
			"Hayden Martz" );
		
		mycommission.displaymessage (); // display welcome message
		mycommission.determineCommission (); // determine commission amount
	} // end main
} // end class SalesTest.java

[curmudgeon]

well, i have already assumedly failed this test, since i couldnt get the program to work in the time limit, so could someone please look this over and help me debug the errors that i can't figure out? I guess i done understand fully the set/get thing....

SalesTest.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Commission
location: class SalesTest
                Commission mycommission = new Commission (
                ^

The error message is pretty simple and straight-forward and is telling you exactly what's wrong: that it can't find a class named "Commission". For that matter, neither can I in the code that you've posted.

Sales.java:32: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable getCommission
location: class Sales
                getCommission );
                ^

And here it's telling you that it can't find a variable named getCommission. It's messing up because you're trying to use getCommission like a variable rather than call it as a method with parenthesis () on the end. So add the parenthesis.

[hayden06f4i]

i tried changing the name of the class from "Sales" to "Commission", but that didn't change the errors. sorry for the bad code, this is my second week into this'

[curmudgeon]

i tried changing the name of the class from "Sales" to "Commission", but that didn't change the errors. sorry for the bad code, this is my second week into this'

Maybe you made the wrong change (hint: change Commission into Sales)

[hayden06f4i]

curmudgeon,

it simply came down to those parentheses i missed putting in.....man im SO mad!

I really appreciate your help though!

Hopefully i won't repeat that mistake. Thank you.