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Quinn Manning
3,045 PointsCant get this to compile and dont understand why it wont.
Am I missing some simple syntax thing here? I dont understand why this doesnt pass. All it is supposed to do is print out the newly created object bp.
package com.example;
public class BlogPost {
}
import com.example.BlogPost;
public class Display {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Your code here...
BlogPost bp = new BlogPost() {
System.out.printf("This is a blog post: %s", bp);
}
}
}
2 Answers
Boban Talevski
24,793 PointsYour code at this point should look like this:
import com.example.BlogPost;
public class Display {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Your code here...
BlogPost blogPost = new BlogPost(); // this is instantiating an object of the BlogPost class
System.out.printf("This is a blog post: %s", blogPost); // And this is the line that prints it
}
}
The above two statements should be separate, so that creating an object ends with a semicolon and then the other line prints that object using System.out.printf. That statement also ends with a semicolon.
What you have done is trying to create an anonymous inner class BlogPost which is a more advanced topic covered in later courses.
Quinn Manning
3,045 PointsThats it thank you! I swear after doing these courses for a few hours it all blends together and I cant spot even the most basic of syntactical issues. Very much appreciated.
Boban Talevski
24,793 PointsYou are welcome, glad I could help.