CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
Unclecyclo
Unclecyclo

Reputation: 3

How do I solve "Can not find symbol" error?

http://pastey.net/143355-1qoa is my code for my java application so far. Each class I am writing has that file with the respective changes (below).

When I try to compile the code, I get the "cannot find symbol" error for each of my 6 classes.How should I go about fixing this?

I am attempting to compile with the following command:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_22\bin>javac C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java

Please keep in mind that I am a complete noob with java programming. If there is an amazing source to learn java, please tell me of it if you can.

Thanks in advance.

package divelog;
/**
* This class creates the content on the
* Welcome tabbed pane in the Dive Log
* application.
* @version 1.0
*/
//import for buttons, labels, and images
import javax.swing.*; 
//import for layout manager
import java.awt.*; 

public class Resources extends JPanel
{ //Opens class 


}//Closes class

Edit:
Error Message:
C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java:62: connot find symbol
symbol : class Welcome
location: class divelog.DiveLog
new Welcome (),

C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java:68: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Diver
location: class divelog.DiveLog
new Diver (),

C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java:73: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Dives
location: class divelog.DiveLog
new Dives (),

C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java:78: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Statistics
location: class divelog.DiveLog
new Statistics (),

C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java:83: cannot find symbol
symbol : class WebSite location: class divelog.DiveLog
new WebSite (),

C:\Divelog\DiveLog.java:87: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Resources
location: class divelog.DiveLog
new Resources (),

6 errors

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2705

Answers (2)

duffymo
duffymo

Reputation: 308733

First of all, you should be running javac.exe from the project root. Never run it from the directory where you installed Java.

Try adding C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_22\bin to your Windows PATH. Here's how to do it. Create a new command shell after you do it and type "set PATH" to verify that the new path has been added.

Navigate to c:\Divelog and create a directory named classes.

After you've done that, try compiling like this:

C:\Divelog javac -cp .;.\classes -d classes *.java

Run your code like this: 

C:\Divelog java -cp .;.\classes divelog.DiveLog

Lose those awful comments - they're the worst.

{ //Opens class 


}//Closes class

Upvotes: 4

khachik
khachik

Reputation: 28703

javac -cp C:\ divelog\DiveLog.java

It would be better to add C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_22\bin>javac to your PATH environment variable (if it is not there) and compile from your project directory (and keep the project inside a directory and not at the root dir). Also, specify output directory for javac to put class files (-d).

Upvotes: 0

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