Error when using String.format method

[Scivies]

Hi,
Hopefully I've posted this question in the right forum. I'm new (Obviously) so please bare with me.

I'm trying to create a subclass that contains a public String toString. But when trying to use the method "return String.format(...) I'm getting an error stating,
" cannot find symbol,
symbol: method format(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,doubl,jav a.lang.String,double)
Location: class java.util.Scanner"

I've imported a util.Scanner and created a constructor for it. I've also tried to use a util.toString and it still doesn't work. I've added the code for the subclass below. Any detials or help would be appreciated.

package program3;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.PrintStream;

public class Total_RestockFee extends LP {

    Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

    private double RestockFee;
    private double Total;

    Total_RestockFee(String LPTitle, double LPItemNumber, double LPUnitPrice, double LPStockQty, double RestockFee, double Total){
        //explicit call to super
        super (LPTitle, LPItemNumber, LPUnitPrice, LPStockQty);
                setTotal(Total);
                setRestockFee(RestockFee);
                }

    public double getRestockFee() {
        return RestockFee;
    }

    public void setRestockFee(double RestockFee) {
        this.RestockFee = (RestockFee * .05);
    }

    public double getTotal() {
        return Total;
    }

    public void setTotal(double Total) {
        this.Total = Total;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString(){
            return String.format("%s: %.2f: \n%s: %.2f \n","Restock Fee: $", RestockFee, "Total: $", Total) ; //String.format("%.2f\n%s: %.2f\n%s", "Restock Fee:$ ", RestockFee, "Total:$ ", Total);
    }

}

Thanks,
Ben

[Fubarable]

String#format has only been around since Java 1.5. You're possibly compiling with 1.4 or at a setting of 1.4 compliance level.

[Scivies]

Hi,
Thanks for the response. I looked at my Java and I'm showing JRE 1.6.0.21. Any additional ideas?

[Fubarable]

Hi,
Thanks for the response. I looked at my Java and I'm showing JRE 1.6.0.21. Any additional ideas?

This may not be enough info, and I'm not giving up on my idea so readily. How are you compiling it? Command line? If so, show your command line. IDE such as NetBeans or Eclipse? If so, then you had better check the IDE documentation to see how you set the Java compiler compliance level and if 1.4 or lower, increase it to 1.6.

[Prajin]

First if you have error message copy and paste don't write it.
next,

" cannot find symbol,
symbol: method format(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,doubl,jav a.lang.String,double)
Location: class java.util.Scanner"

Look where you have called this method. Are you passing correct number of parameters? or method name is right? I mean looking at your 1st post, I can say this error has nothing to do with code that have you posted.

[Tolls]

I'm wondering why it's saying:
Location: class java.util.Scanner

rather than the class that's being compiled.