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java
user2213611
user2213611

Reputation: 91

"Cannot Find Symbol" in Sub Class Java

I am trying to make a sub class named "public class Once" and am getting the error "Cannot Find Symbol" on the lines "return date;" and "return descript;". I know its probably something really stupid I am missing, but any help would be great.

Here is my code!

import java.util.*;

public class Once
{
public Once(String dateIn, String descripIn)
{
  String date = dateIn;
  String descrip = descripIn;
}

public String getDate()
{
  return date;
}

public String getDescrip()
{
  return descrip;
}

}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 104

Answers (4)

rajesh
rajesh

Reputation: 3407

You have defined date and descrip local in constructor.

It should be 

public class Once{
    String date;
    String descrip;

    public Once(String dateIn, String descripIn)
    {
      date = dateIn;
      descrip = descripIn;
    }
    // other methods
}

Upvotes: 0

Makoto
Makoto

Reputation: 106430

You do not have those set as fields. A field defines a specific attribute about an object.

What you'll want to do is set them up as such:

public class Once {

    private String date;
    private String descrip;

    //initialize in constructor
    public Once(String dateIn, String descripIn) {
        date = dateIn;
        descrip = descripIn;
    }
    //Add getters and setters.
 }

Upvotes: 1

Floris
Floris

Reputation: 46375

Date and descrip need to be defined at the class level not as local variables.

Upvotes: 0

ApplePie
ApplePie

Reputation: 8942

Those variables are only in the scope of the Once() method. You need to declare them inside the class scope:

public class Once
{
    String date, descrip;
    // ...
}

Upvotes: 0

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