BufferedWriter, FileWriter

[ladykrimson]

	
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
.......
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public void save(boolean saveagain)
        {
		try
                {
			BufferedWriter w = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("c:\\data\\inventory.dat"));
			for (int i = 0; i < size(); i++)
                        {
                            BlurayDVD dvd = get (i);
                           [COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"][B] w.write[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR](" %d\t%18s\t%d\t$%.2f\t$%.2f\t$%.2f\t%s\n", dvd.dvdItem, dvd.getDvdTitle(),  dvd.getDvdStock(), dvd.getDvdPrice(), dvd.titleValue(), dvd.getRestockFee(), dvd.getCategory());
                         }
                            w.close();
                }
               catch (Exception ex)
                {
                            if (saveagain)
                            {
				new File("c:\\data\\").mkdir(); // create the file if it wasn't there!
				save(false);  // WARNING! IT STILL DON'T WORK!
                            }
		}

          }

Java is considering the w.write that I have highlighted as a new variable instead of as a new FileWriter. I can't figure out why. Can anyone else see the reason?

[Fubarable]

Are you getting an error message?

[ladykrimson]

it says:

cannot find symbol
symbol: method write(Java.lang.String,int,Java.lang.String,int,do uble,double,double,Java.lang.String)
location: class java.io.BufferedWriter

[Fubarable]

it says:

cannot find symbol
symbol: method write(Java.lang.String,int,Java.lang.String,int,do uble,double,double,Java.lang.String)
location: class java.io.BufferedWriter

Sorry to be cranky, but as I asked in your last thread from today, please post the error messages without our having to ask you. We can solve this a lot quicker if you don't hide necessary information from us.

So now that you've given it to us, we can see that the error message is straightforward and says that there is no BufferedWriter write method that takes the parameters that you're passing to it, and if you check the API for BufferedWriter, you'll see that this is correct. Your next step is to use the API to find a method that will work for you, and to pass in the correct parameters.

Luck.

[ladykrimson]

Thank you very much. I am sorry for not posting the error message sooner. I've had a very VERY rough couple of days, so my mind is not all there.

I will try to do better in the future.