I am getting a cannot find symbol error on this code from Oracle Java tutorial site

[bigsonny]

After I compile this, I get an error saying that day cannot find symbol but this is the code provided by the Java site.

public class EnumTest {
	Day day;
	
	public EnumTest(Day day) {
		this.day = day;
	}
	
	public void tellItLikeItIs() {
		switch (day) {
			case MONDAY: System.out.println("Mondays are bad.");
					     break;
					
			case FRIDAY: System.out.println("Fridays are better.");
					     break;
					     
			case SATURDAY:
			case SUNDAY: System.out.println("Weekends are best.");
					     break;
					     
			default:	 System.out.println("Midweek days are so-so.");
					     break;
		}
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		EnumTest firstDay = new EnumTest(Day.MONDAY);
		firstDay.tellItLikeItIs();
		EnumTest thirdDay = new EnumTest(Day.WEDNESDAY);
		thirdDay.tellItLikeItIs();
		EnumTest fifthDay = new EnumTest(Day.FRIDAY);
		fifthDay.tellItLikeItIs();
		EnumTest sixthDay = new EnumTest(Day.SATURDAY);
		sixthDay.tellItLikeItIs();
		EnumTest seventhDay = new EnumTest(Day.SUNDAY);
		seventhDay.tellItLikeItIs();
		
		
	}
}

Do you get the same error and do you know if I should worry about it or is there a way to circumvent it?

[Junky]

I get an error saying that day cannot find symbol

Are we supposed to guess? Copy and paste the full and exact error message.

[sunde887]

It looks like you are missing the underlying day enum.

[Junky]

Well spotted sunde. From the tutorial:

public enum Day {
    SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, 
    THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 
}

[bigsonny]

 ----jGRASP exec: javac -g EnumTest.java

EnumTest.java:2: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Day
location: class EnumTest
	Day day;
	^
EnumTest.java:4: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Day
location: class EnumTest
	public EnumTest(Day day) {
	                ^
EnumTest.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable MONDAY
location: class EnumTest
			case MONDAY: System.out.println("Mondays are bad.");
			     ^
EnumTest.java:13: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable FRIDAY
location: class EnumTest
			case FRIDAY: System.out.println("Fridays are better.");
			     ^
EnumTest.java:16: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable SATURDAY
location: class EnumTest
			case SATURDAY:
			     ^
EnumTest.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable SUNDAY
location: class EnumTest
			case SUNDAY: System.out.println("Weekends are best.");
			     ^
EnumTest.java:26: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable Day
location: class EnumTest
		EnumTest firstDay = new EnumTest(Day.MONDAY);
		                                 ^
EnumTest.java:28: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable Day
location: class EnumTest
		EnumTest thirdDay = new EnumTest(Day.WEDNESDAY);
		                                 ^
EnumTest.java:30: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable Day
location: class EnumTest
		EnumTest fifthDay = new EnumTest(Day.FRIDAY);
		                                 ^
EnumTest.java:32: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable Day
location: class EnumTest
		EnumTest sixthDay = new EnumTest(Day.SATURDAY);
		                                 ^
EnumTest.java:34: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable Day
location: class EnumTest
		EnumTest seventhDay = new EnumTest(Day.SUNDAY);
		                                   ^
11 errors

 ----jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.
 ----jGRASP: operation complete.

[bigsonny]

It looks like you are missing the underlying day enum.

Thanks Sunde887!

[JDScoot]

EDIT: Disregard, I was too slow. You already saw the posts.

Sunde887 called it. You are missing the Day enum class. Junky posted the missing code just before your last post.

[bigsonny]

Yes, thank you to you both Junky and JDScoot as well. I added the code. The way the example on the oracle site is, it is separated so I did not realize that it should go together.

Thanks!

[Junky]

"Here is some code that shows you how to use the Day enum defined above:"

Obviously didn't read the above line.