Class issue java

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I wrote a flesch reading program that uses another class. I was under the impression that simply having the two classes saved in the same folder would enable one to access the other but I am getting errors. Any ideas.

The error I am getting is:

Flesch.java:36: cannot find symbol
symbol  : method getSyllableCt()
location: class Flesch 
    sllyablesCt = getSyllableCt();

flesh is here:

public class Flesch{

public static void main(String args[])throws Exception{
    int syllablesCt,
         wordCt,
         sentenceCt;
    double flesch;

    String listStr;
    StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

    String inputFile = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("What file do you want to sort?");

    BufferedReader inFile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(inputFile));

    sb.append(inFile.readLine());

    //listStr = inFile.readLine();
    while (inFile.readLine() != null){

        sb.append(inFile.readLine());
        //listStr = inFile.readLine();

    }


    Sentence sentence = new Sentence(sb);
    wordCt = getWordCt();
    sentenceCt = getSentenceCt();
    System.out.println("The sentence count is" + sentenceCt);
    System.out.println("The word count is" + wordCt());
    Word word = new Word(getWords());

    sllyablesCt = getSyllableCt();
    System.out.println("The syllable count is" + syllablesCt);

    flesch = (.39 * wordCt / sentenceCt) + (11.8 * syllablesCt / wordCt) - 15.59;
    System.out.println("The Flesch Readability of this document is" + flesch);

    inFile.close();
}
}

ewok · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-21 21:04:11Z

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If the methods live in another class they need to either be (a) referenced as static methods, or (b) called on an instance of the class.

// Static method
int syllableCount = TheOtherClassName.getSyllableCt();

// Instance method
TheOtherClassName otherClass = new TheOtherClassName();
int syllableCount = otherClass.getSyllableCt();

However it's not clear where the methods in question live, or how they're getting their data.

edited Oct 21, 2011 at 21:04

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answered Oct 21, 2011 at 19:29

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denniss · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-21 19:28:40Z

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if the method is in another class, you need to be make the class static.

ClassName.getSyllableCt();

answered Oct 21, 2011 at 19:28

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Tyler Ferraro · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-21 19:30:47Z

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sllyablesCt = getSyllableCt();

Your code has a typo. That variable doesn't exist. Change it to

syllablesCt = getSyllableCt();

answered Oct 21, 2011 at 19:30

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Dave Newton Over a year ago

True, though the message says symbol : method getSyllableCt() location: class Flesch.

Tyler Ferraro Over a year ago

Yes I understand that. However it's best to fix all errors to make sure you're debugger is giving the correct error report. There isn't an error being thrown getSentenceCT() which may be in another class file?

Spidy Over a year ago

@Dave - If its a static error, the message usually states the need for a static method. This seems more like a typo error.

Dave Newton Over a year ago

@Spidy Not if the method is in another class, then it'd just say it can't be located, because it doesn't know where to look. But yep, if the method name is misspelled, and it's in the same class, and it's accessible by the psvm, you're right.

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