Compilation Error in basic java class

[ruchir123]

Hello,

I am newbie. And, I have developed following java classes. But the child class is results in error. Below is step by step event. What am I doing wrong?

Step 1. Created a compiled class Shirt(parent). No issues

public class Shirt {

 public int shirtID =0;
 public String description = "description required";
// color codes
 public char colorCode = 'U';
 public double price = 0.0;
 public int quantityInStock = 0;

// methods

public void displayShirtInformation() {
   System.out.println("Shirt ID: " + shirtID);
   System.out.println("Shirt description:" + description);
   System.out.println("Color Code:" + colorCode);
   System.out.println("Shirt price: " + price);
   System.out.println("Quantity in Stock :" + quantityInStock);
 } // end of method
} // end of class

Step 2. Child class results in compilation error

public class ShirtTest{

 public static void main (Strings args[]) {
     Shirt myShirt;
     myShirt = new Shirt();
     myShirt.displayShirtInformation();

}
}

Step 3. Error show below

C:\Java>javac ShirtTest.java
ShirtTest.java:3: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Strings
location: class ShirtTest
 public static void main (Strings args[]) {
                          ^
ShirtTest.java:4: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Shirt
location: class ShirtTest
     Shirt myShirt;
     ^
ShirtTest.java:5: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Shirt
location: class ShirtTest
     myShirt = new Shirt();
                   ^
3 errors

Thanks D,

[Fubarable]

Fix the first error: Strings, and then let us know what happens.

[Eranga]

About this,

public static void main (Strings args[]) {

[ruchir123]

Thank you I have corrected as per your advice. Now the code looks like below

public class ShirtTest{

 public static void main (String args[]) {
     Shirt myShirt;
     myShirt = new Shirt();
     myShirt.displayShirtInformation();

}
}

At the time of compilng above class, I still get following ERROR. :(

C:\Ruchir\Java>javac ShirtTest.java
ShirtTest.java:4: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class shirt
location: class ShirtTest
     shirt myShirt;
     ^
ShirtTest.java:5: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class shirt
location: class ShirtTest
     myShirt = new shirt();
                   ^
2 errors

Thanks,
D

[Fubarable]

The messages are telling you clearly what needs to be fixed. Spelling and capitalization are important.

[ruchir123]

Oh yes. I have the parent class with same namin conventions. I mean, I now have Shirt class as 'S' capital. But still I am getting following error.

C:\Java>javac ShirtTest.java
ShirtTest.java:4: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Shirt
location: class ShirtTest
     Shirt myShirt;
     ^
ShirtTest.java:5: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Shirt
location: class ShirtTest
     myShirt = new Shirt();
                   ^
2 errors

And the actual code object is :

public class ShirtTest{

 public static void main (String args[]) {
     Shirt myShirt;
     myShirt = new Shirt();
     myShirt.displayShirtInformation();

}
}

The parent Shirt class:

public class Shirt {

 public int shirtID =0;
 public String description = "description required";
// color codes
 public char colorCode = 'U';
 public double price = 0.0;
 public int quantityInStock = 0;

// methods

public void displayShirtInformation() {
   System.out.println("Shirt ID: " + shirtID);
   System.out.println("Shirt description:" + description);
   System.out.println("Color Code:" + colorCode);
   System.out.println("Shirt price: " + price);
   System.out.println("Quantity in Stock :" + quantityInStock);
 } // end of method
} // end of class

[Fubarable]

Hm, I'm at a loss to explain this now. You've compiled the Shirt class without problem, correct?

[ruchir123]

That is correct. I have compiled the Shirt class and it has generated the .CLASS file. And Shirt and Shirtclass are located under same folder.