Iteration - "dangling modifier", wrong syntax

[Tom_Snake]

Hi, I'm one month into my java training, and I have a small problem. I can't seem to make references to the correct object, only to the objects class.

(I'm using bluej by the way, just so I'll really get the basics of the language.)

Here's my fawlty code:

public int joindeInMonth(int month){
    //begin with test of int
    if(month < 1 || month > 12) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "Month " + month + " out of range. Must be in the range 1 ... 12");
        }
        
    //continue with iteration
    int numberJoined = 0;
    Iterator<Membership> it = members.iterator();
    while (it.hasNext()){
        Membership member = it.next();
        if(member.contains(month)){
            numberJoined++;
        }
    

    //end with print number of result.
        return numberJoined;
    } 
}

It's a simple search for this and print the result, but line nr 13 is incorrect. How am I supposed to think and write if I want the result to be how many members joined in the selected month? Members consitsts of a String and two different int.s.

Thank you in advance/ T.S

[sunde887]

What is the exact exception? Please copy and paste it in full.

[Tom_Snake]

If by exception you mean the line the compiler spits out after finding an error, then this would be it : cannot find symbol - method contains(int).
Otherwise, please excuse my ignorance and please develop the meaning of "exception".

Did you understand what I was trying to do or was my question poorly formulated?

[sunde887]

the Membership class needs to have a contains method.

[Tom_Snake]

Thank you for guiding me, I would have been stuck for days if not. I thought members.contains was something built in to the ArrayList class and worked in mysterious ways, but I guess it isn't. I edited the code, creating a contains method in Membership; works like a charm. Thank you once again