error on drawString

[simon28317]

I'm just learning how to program in java. I wrote my first java program, but got an error. Here is my program.


import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
public class me extends Applet
{
public void init ()
{
String AuthorName;
AuthorName = "Steven Spielberg";
}
public void paint (Graphics x)
{
x.drawString (AuthorName,50, 50);
}
}


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When I compiled it with command "javac <file_name.java >" (ie: javac me.java), it got an error. Error showed:

% javac me.java
me.java:12: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable AuthorName
location: class me
x.drawString (AuthorName,50, 50);
^
1 error

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Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.

-simon

[BigDaddyLH]

If this is your first program, I would say, slow down! Learn the basics before trying to write GUI programs, and avoid applets as long as possible, perhaps forever. Start here: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutor...ted/index.html

[simon28317]

If this is your first program, I would say, slow down! Learn the basics before trying to write GUI programs, and avoid applets as long as possible, perhaps forever. Start here: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutor...ted/index.html

Thank you. It's good advice. I had checked out the link, and it a good link.

-simon

[r035198x]

Thank you. It's good advice. I had checked out the link, and it a good link.

-simon

Basically the scoping did you in there. You create something in one method and try to access it from another method. Better declare that String outside that init method.
NB. SmallDaddy's advice still holds though.

[tulika004]

Hey

Do not declare the variable locally in the function. It is not being recognised datswhy

[Kid Programmer]

The problem is you are telling it to draw the String AuthorName but it doesn't know what AuthorName is. You need to declare the variable AuthorName of the string type so that it will know what to print out.