Java Assignment

[yolazyguy]

Hello I am new but I have been in a intro programming class with Java as the main entree. I have this program where I need to end input characters at 65 characters and break the line and then add a new line.

This is my code:

import static java.lang.System.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

class formatter3 {

public static void main (String[] args) {
Scanner stdin = new Scanner (System.in);
int maxlen = 65;
int outlen = 0;
int spaces = 0;
while (stdin.hasNext ()) {
String word = stdin.next();
System.out.printf(word); ++(spaces);
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
}
}

}


and i get these error messages when i try to complie:

bash-2.03$ javac formatter3.java
formatter3.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable length
location: class java.lang.String
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
formatter3.java:14: operator + cannot be applied to int,java.lang.String.length
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
formatter3.java:14: operator > cannot be applied to <nulltype>,int
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
formatter3.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol : method printf(java.lang.String)
location: class formatter3
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
4 errors


Waaahhhh!!!! any suggestions would be helpful. please I've been searching aorund campus for a community that does java and could help out and let me be a part, but santa cruz is HIPPY! x_x

[Atli]

Hi, and welcome to TSDN!

You have come to the right place my friend!
Let me just move this question over to the Java forums, where our Java experts are more likely to find it.

Moderator

[adarcorerlreth]

1. you need to import java.lang.String class

code:
import java.lang.String;

2. there is nop printf() in Java, you need to use:

System.out.println("");

think that should fix it

Hello I am new but I have been in a intro programming class with Java as the main entree. I have this program where I need to end input characters at 65 characters and break the line and then add a new line.

This is my code:

import static java.lang.System.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

class formatter3 {

public static void main (String[] args) {
Scanner stdin = new Scanner (System.in);
int maxlen = 65;
int outlen = 0;
int spaces = 0;
while (stdin.hasNext ()) {
String word = stdin.next();
System.out.printf(word); ++(spaces);
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
}
}

}


and i get these error messages when i try to complie:

bash-2.03$ javac formatter3.java
formatter3.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable length
location: class java.lang.String
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
formatter3.java:14: operator + cannot be applied to int,java.lang.String.length
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
formatter3.java:14: operator > cannot be applied to <nulltype>,int
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
formatter3.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol : method printf(java.lang.String)
location: class formatter3
if ((outlen + spaces + word.length) > maxlen) printf ("%n");
^
4 errors


Waaahhhh!!!! any suggestions would be helpful. please I've been searching aorund campus for a community that does java and could help out and let me be a part, but santa cruz is HIPPY! x_x

[prometheuzz]

1. you need to import java.lang.String class

code:
import java.lang.String;

No everything from the java.lang package is automatically imported.

2. there is nop printf() in Java, you need to use:

System.out.println("");

think that should fix it

Yes there is:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/PrintStream.html#printf(java.util.Locale,%20java.l ang.String,%20java.lang.Object...)
and since the OP imported System.out with a static import, this should work:

out.printf("%n"); // the 'out' must be in front of it!

But the real problem is the fact that the OP is trying to access the length of the String as if it was a public attribute, like this:

int i = aString.length;

but the method length() should be called:

int i = aString.length();

[nickyeng]

word.length

if want to get word's length...you should call

word.length()

[prometheuzz]

word.length

if want to get word's length...you should call

word.length()

How is that different from my answer?

[JosAH]

How is that different from my answer?

Your answer was first and his answer wasn't?

kind regards

Jos ;-)

[prometheuzz]

Your answer was first and his answer wasn't?

kind regards

Jos ;-)

No, his answer was last and mine wasn't!
; )

[JosAH]

No, his answer was last and mine wasn't!
; )

We'd call it an 'ex equo' then and split the prize!

kind regards,

Jos ;-)