Help,

as per sample programs i have altered Point.java & Line.java.

Have got Point.java to compile okay but for whatever reason i cannot get Line.java to compile !!!

here are 3 of 11 errors (they appear to refer to a simlar fault)

Line.java:7: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Point
location: class geometry.Line
   public Line(final Point start, final Point end)
                     ^
Line.java:7: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Point
location: class geometry.Line
   public Line(final Point start, final Point end)
                                        ^
Line.java:15: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Point
location: class geometry.Line
    public Point intersects(final Line line1)

below is the 1st few lines of Point & Line

package geometry;
public class Point
{
   // create a point from coOrdinates
   public Point(double xVal, double yVal)
   {
     x = xVal;
     y = yVal;
   }


package geometry;

public class Line
{

 // create a line from 2 points
   public Line(final Point start, final Point end)
   {
     this.start = new Point(start);
     this.end = new Point(end);

any help on this would be great as I have hit a brick wall on these errors.

compile in this way

javac -d . *.java
and i dont see the import package (in your .java)
with "package" your create the package but with "import" u make the reference to the other class

try it

I will try your suggestion out tonite.

On pages 204 - 206 i am reading about packages and it said to alter 2 previous programs (Point.java & Line.java) to have the header pacakge Geometry etc etc.

At no point that i have readed seen anything about having an import for Geometry in the 2nd program (Line.java).

But in the test program (called TryPackage.java I DO ahve to import the package as

import Geometry.*

i tried your suggestion and i got another directory under geometry called geometry _but i did get the class files compiled.

Now if i moved them up into the original directory would it be okay ? (actually i will try it out).

Just re-reading page 204 it talks about the Classpath.

does this mean that in the trypackage.java if i have the following

2 source files in a sub directory called geometry and compile the test program with javac -CLASSPATH trypackage.java it will look into the geometry directory see that the class files are not there and so creates them (with no errors) and then proceed to comiple the trypackage.java code ???

well i tried it and it failed with the following errors.

javac -classpath geometry trypackage.java
trypackage.java:7: ';' expected
     double[] [] coords = { {1.0, 0.0}, {6.0, 0.0}, {6.0, 10.0}, {10.0, 10.0}, {10.0, -14.0}, {8.0, -14.0 } };
     ^
trypackage.java:11: illegal start of type
    for(int i = 0; i < coords.length; i++)
    ^
trypackage.java:12: <identifier> expected
        points[i] = new Point(coords[i] [0], coords[i] [1]);
                                                           ^
trypackage.java:19: illegal start of type
   for(int i=0; i< points.length; i++)
   ^
trypackage.java:21: <identifier> expected
       lines[i] = new line(points[i],points[i+1}); //create a line
                                                 ^
trypackage.java:22: <identifier> expected
       totallength += lines[i].length; // adds it's length
                                     ^
trypackage.java:23: <identifier> expected
       System.out.println("Line "+ (i+1)+' '+ lines[1] + " Length is " + lines[i].length());
                         ^
trypackage.java:27: 'class' or 'interface' expected
   System.out.println("/nTotal line length = " + totallength);
   ^
trypackage.java:28: 'class' or 'interface' expected
}
^
trypackage.java:29: 'class' or 'interface' expected
^
10 errors

Well I have success!!!!

Via website http://www.kevinboone.com/classpath.html
(credit must goto another user by the name of bonnevillessei who had a simailar problem as i have)

using the command javac -classpath "" *.java it worked (ie no compile errors for Line.java).

Now with the trypackage.java i get the following errors.

javac trypackage.java
trypackage.java:7: ';' expected
     double[] [] coords = { {1.0, 0.0}, {6.0, 0.0}, {6.0, 10.0}, {10.0, 10.0}, {10.0, -14.0}, {8.0, -14.0 } };
     ^
trypackage.java:11: illegal start of type
    for(int i = 0; i < coords.length; i++)
    ^
trypackage.java:12: <identifier> expected
        points[i] = new Point(coords[i] [0], coords[i] [1]);
                                                           ^
trypackage.java:19: illegal start of type
   for(int i=0; i< points.length; i++)
   ^
trypackage.java:21: <identifier> expected
       lines[i] = new line(points[i],points[i+1}); //create a line
                                                 ^
trypackage.java:22: <identifier> expected
       totallength += lines[i].length; // adds it's length
                                     ^
trypackage.java:23: <identifier> expected
       System.out.println("Line "+ (i+1)+' '+ lines[1] + " Length is " + lines[i].length());
                         ^
trypackage.java:27: 'class' or 'interface' expected
   System.out.println("/nTotal line length = " + totallength);
   ^
trypackage.java:28: 'class' or 'interface' expected
}
^
trypackage.java:29: 'class' or 'interface' expected
^
10 errors

from source code of (1st 10 lines of code).


import geometry.*; // Import Point & Line classes that are in package geometry

public class trypackage
{

   public static void main(String[] args)
     double[] [] coords = { {1.0, 0.0}, {6.0, 0.0}, {6.0, 10.0}, {10.0, 10.0}, {10.0, -14.0}, {8.0, -14.0 } };

   //create an array of points and fill it with Point objects
   Point[] points = new Point[coords.length];


What is happening here now ???

any help from those more knowlegdable would be greatly appreciated.

dave.

ps thanks to DR POMPEll for his help.

Hi Bro, well i use in this way, and always work!
for example if your package in some java is
package com.folder1.folder2;
("THAT IS NESSESARY DECLARED IN EACH *.JAVA" of your project)

compile how i told u,
javac -d . *.java

if u have correct syntax, u will see 3 nested folder (Your Package that u declared in each java file)
so, how execute

is not nesesary make a execution inside of the nested folder, try this way
(WARNING, your JAVAMAINCLASS must import your package to make the references to the other java class files ie: import com.folder1.folder.*;
)
> java com.folder1.folder2.NameJavaMainClass

thats all man,





DR POMPEII, THE PLACE OF THE OBLIVION OF GOD

The classpath option is only nesessary when you use a third party tools, how a .JAR (ie jar driver connection how mysql or cloudscape)

DR POMPEII, THE PLACE OF THE OBLIVION OF GOD

 lines[i] = new line(points[i],points[i+1}); //create a line

[i+1} <---? should be []

DR POMPEII, THE PLACE OF THE OBLIVION OF GOD

Hope this does not solve my problem

Although I should have noticed it.

to date your suggestion on fixing my original problem was great but (because i am me i want the class files in with the source files).

Now the problem is with the program used to use the Point & Line class files as per my last post and error list.

again thanks for the help to date Dr.

My packages problem is NOW solved by me hope this helps someone else one day.

I had some coding errors that defied me (looking at the wood not the trees so to speak).

anyhow It has compiled and run.

Errors were....

trypackage.java:21: <identifier> expected
       lines[i] = new line(points[i],points[i+1}); //create a line

missing "}" and no r/h square bracket in for loop (see the "}" by the r/h bracket)
s(i+1});



trypackage.java:22: <identifier> expected
       totallength += lines[i].length; // adds it's length


lowercase "l" when uppercase was required

missing "()" in length.

Lines[i].length();


so it runs good :)