error code help please..

[andnlou2678]

Sweets.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
Scanner inp=new Scanner(System.in);
^
symbol: class Scanner
location: class Sweets
Sweets.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
Scanner inp=new Scanner(System.in);
^
symbol: class Scanner
location: class Sweets
2 errors


this is my code..

//determine the output of number sweets per child
public class Sweets
{
//

public static void main (String args[])
{
Scanner inp=new Scanner(System.in);
int sweet = inp.nextInt();
int pupil =inp.nextInt();
int eachPupil = sweet/pupil;
int leftForTeacher= sweet%pupil;
System.out.println("each pupil gets " + eachPupil +" sweets and " + leftForTeacher+ " sweets are left for teacher");

}

}

[milovan]

import java.util.Scanner

[andnlou2678]

sorry what does this mean and what i change this with

many thanks

[milovan]

You need to add that import statement at the beginning of your code.

[andnlou2678]

this is what i am getting now

H:\FPT>javac Sweets.java
Sweets.java:2: error: '{' expected
public class Sweets
^
1 error

//determine the output of number sweets per child
public class Sweets


Scanner import java.util.Scanner;


{
//

public static void main (String args[])

{

Scanner inp=new Scanner(System.in);
int sweet = inp.nextInt();
int pupil =inp.nextInt();
int eachPupil = sweet/pupil;
int leftForTeacher= sweet%pupil;
System.out.println("each pupil gets " + eachPupil +" sweets and " + leftForTeacher+ " sweets are left for teacher");

}

}

[milovan]

to clarify a little, java API includes many packages as for example java.util.Scanner. So if you want to use that package you can write your code like

...
java.util.Scanner sc = new java.util.Scanner(System.in);
...

or to import Scanner in the beggining and use it later

import java.util.Scanner;
...

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
...

Import statement have to be placed before your other code i.e. before you declare your class.

The one thing that must be placed before import statement(s) is

package

statement.

in your case it could looks like

package nameYourPackage;

import java.util.Scanner;

//determine the output of number sweets per child
public class Sweets

...
Scanner sc =  new Scanner(System.in);
...

any clearer?

[andnlou2678]

thank you so much for your help but i am so lost with this code (i don't think i will ever get Java)

[milovan]

piece of cake :-)
But seriously, it is not so hard, just don't give up.