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Java

Posted by Eythan Griffin
Eythan Griffin
578 Points

why is this happening in jshell

| PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
| ^--------------^
| Error:
| cannot find symbol
| symbol: class PezDispenser
| PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
| ^---------------^

1 Answer

Frederic Saddi
Frederic Saddi
14,182 Points
Frederic Saddi
Frederic Saddi
14,182 Points

Hey!

Are you sure that the spelling of the class is correct? Maybe you misspelled something when declaring the class? If not, maybe you forgot to open the file when starting jshell?

Hope this helps!