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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Exploring the Java Collection Framework Sets

jhonatan gonzales
jhonatan gonzales
2,950 Points

i seem not to be understanding what is the error in my code

i think i executed the code corrected as the challenge task asked and i believe i used the proper import statement so my questions is can someone break down my compiler error problem. Thank you ,

./com/example/BlogPost.java:27: error: cannot find symbol for (BlogPost authorName : mPosts) { ^ symbol: variable mPosts location: class BlogPost Note: JavaTester.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details. 1 error

com/example/BlogPost.java
package com.example;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;  

public class BlogPost implements Comparable<BlogPost>, Serializable {
  private String mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mBody;
  private String mCategory;
  private Date mCreationDate;

  public BlogPost(String author, String title, String body, String category, Date creationDate) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mTitle = title;
    mBody = body;
    mCategory = category;
    mCreationDate = creationDate;
  }

   public Set<String> getAllAuthors() {
    Set <String> set = new TreeSet<>();
    for (BlogPost authorName : mPosts) {
     set.add(authorName.getAuthor()); 
    }
    return set;
  }

  public int compareTo(BlogPost other) {
    if (equals(other)) {
      return 0;
    }
    return mCreationDate.compareTo(other.mCreationDate);
  }

  public String[] getWords() {
    return mBody.split("\\s+");
  }

  public List<String> getExternalLinks() {
    List<String> links = new ArrayList<String>();
    for (String word : getWords()) {
      if (word.startsWith("http")) {
        links.add(word);
      }
    }
    return links;
  }

  public String getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }

  public String getBody() {
    return mBody;
  }

  public String getCategory() {
    return mCategory;
  }

  public Date getCreationDate() {
    return mCreationDate;
  }
}
com/example/Blog.java
package com.example;

import java.util.List;

public class Blog {
  List<BlogPost> mPosts;

  public Blog(List<BlogPost> posts) {
    mPosts = posts;
  }

  public List<BlogPost> getPosts() {
    return mPosts;
  }
}

2 Answers

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

mPosts is not a member variable of the BlogPost class. You need to create the getAllAuthors method in the Blog class, as the instruction says.

The getAllAuthors() method should be in the Blog Class, I can see how you may get confused as the workspace opens the BlogPost class first!, switch to Blog class and put the method in!