[encsteph]

Hello all,

I have tried searching for this issue and I am willing to bet money that it has already been answered somewhere but I have looked and am unable to find it. So:

When I try to compile my Inventory program I keep getting:

C:\JavaClass\Test\Inventory2.java:25: cannot find symbol
symbol : constructor ComputingValue(int,java.lang.String,int,double)
location: class ComputingValue
myValue[0] = new ComputingValue(1,"Bluesbus",7,19.25);

for each of my array values and I don't know why.

Here is my code:

//This ia a program to calculate the value of a CD Inventory
// Author: Eric Stephenson
// Version 2.0
// Date:  August 29th, 2007

import java.io.*;

public class Inventory2 {

	// shared BufferedReader for keyboard input
	private static BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( System.in ) );

	/** Creates a new instance of Main */
	public Inventory2() {
	}

	   // Main program starts here.

	  public static void main(String[] args)throws IOException {

		 // Declare an array of classes
		ComputingValue myValue[];
		// Specify how many are in the array;
		 myValue = new ComputingValue[5];
		 myValue[0] = new ComputingValue(1,"Bluesbus",7,19.25);
		 myValue[1] = new ComputingValue(2, "Honky Tonk", 2, 17.75);
		 myValue[2] = new ComputingValue(3, "Abbey Lane", 17, 9.99);
		 myValue[3] = new ComputingValue(4, "Yellow Submarine", 3, 11.75);
		 myValue[4] = new ComputingValue(5, "Sky is Crying", 5, 14.45);


	//Opening Text
		System.out.println( "Welcome to the CD Inventory Program" );

  // Now Print the array by calling the print method

		 printArray(myValue);
		 // Call sort the array
		 myValue = sortArray(myValue);
		 System.out.println(" Here is the Array Sorted \n\n");
		 printArray(myValue);
 } // end method main.

	   ///////////  printArray method starts here  /
	   private static void printArray(ComputingValue[] myValue) {
	for (int i = 0; i<5;++i)   {
		System.out.println ("\nThe player number " + i + " name is "+  myValue[i].getTitle() );
		System.out.println("His average is " + myValue[i].calculcateValue());
	   } // End For Loop
   } // printArray Method

		/*************************	   This is a bubble sort algorithm	   ************************/
	private static ComputingValue[] sortArray(ComputingValue[] myValue) {
	// I need a temporary place to put an instance so I am going to =vreate a new one
	ComputingValue temp= new ComputingValue();
	// I and j are my counters for this sort
	 int i, j;
		 int array_size = 5;
	 for (i = (array_size - 1); i >= 0; i--)	{
		 for (j = 1; j <= i; j++)   {
				if (myValue[j-1].getTitle().compareTo(myValue[j].getTitle()) > 1)	{
				  temp = myValue[j-1];
					  myValue[j-1] = myValue[j];
						  myValue[j] = temp;
							 } // end if
			}  // end inner for loop
	  } // End outer for loop
	 return myValue;
	}  // end method
} // end class

and

////////////////////////////////////// Start Employee =Class////////////////////////////
/* * ComputingValue.java
* * Created on August 29, 2006, 9:00 AM
* * Author Eric Stephenson * */

public class ComputingValue {
		private int itemNum;
		private String cdTitle;
		private int units;
		private float price;
		private double total;

/** Creates a new instance of ComputeValue */
public ComputingValue(int AtNum, String title, int AtUnits, float Price) {
		  itemNum = AtNum;
		  cdTitle = title;
		  units = AtUnits;
		  price = Price;
	}	public ComputingValue() {	}

	// Setter for AtNum
	public void setAtNum(int AtNum) {
		itemNum = AtNum;
	}

	// Setter for Title
	public void setTitle(String title)  {
		cdTitle = title;
	}

	// Setter for AtUnits
	public void setAtUnits(int AtUnits) {
		units = AtUnits;
	}

	// Setter for Price
	public void setPrice(float Price) {
		price = Price;
	}

	// getter for AtNum
	public int getAtNum() {
		return itemNum;
	}

	// getter for AtUnits
	public int getAtUnits() {
		return units;
	}

	// getter for AtPrice
	public float getAtprice() {
		return price;
	}

	//getter for Name
	public String getTitle(){
		return cdTitle;
	}

	// Method to calculate Value
	public double calculcateValue() {
		return units * price;
	}
}

Any guidance on what I'm doing wrong would be most appreciated.

Thank You.

Eric

This post has been edited by encsteph: 29 August 2007 - 05:52 AM

[1lacca]

Because a number like 1.24 is assumed to be of type double bythe compiler, but your constructor expects a float value (and some precision could be lost, so an exception is raised).
To fix this, simply write the letter f after the floating point numbers, like this:
myValue[0] = new ComputingValue(1,"Bluesbus",7,19.25f);
This way the compiler will know, that you want the floating point number to be of type float.

[encsteph]

That did the trick...thank you very much.

[1lacca]

You are welcome.