syntax error? "cannot find symbol"

[Bjorn Jensen]

Hi!
An beginner question:
Pleas help me with this (-:

Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
=====
tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(int)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
^
1 error


Source
=====
class tal {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
}
}
}

/Bjorn

[cp]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;


"Bjorn Jensen" <b.d.jensenremv oe@gmx.netwrote in message
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Hi!
An beginner question:
Pleas help me with this (-:
>
Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
=====
tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(int)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
^
1 error
>
>

Is you sqrt function even made? If not then you should make it. If you have
made the function sqrt, you probably have made it static since you want to
reference from inside the main function. Unfortunately Java doesnt allow
that.

[cp]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Just going to elaborate on what I said:
You can't use the arithmetic operators you would normally use on primitives
(i.e. double) on objects (i.e. Double). eg 1 + sqrt(4).
If you have made the function sqrt then you can make the function return an
int or similar. In that way Java will know what the return is
and the operator can then be applied.

Also I made the mistake of telling you that you cant reference anything in a
static context. That is still true but from main you can call static methods
which will resolve your problem e.g.

class tal {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
}
}
public static int sqrt(int a){
// do something here with a

return 1;
}
}

Just remember that you can only use the variables given as parameters and
locally declared variables in a static method.
You can use the return value

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

Hi!
An beginner question:
Pleas help me with this (-:
>
Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
=====
tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(int)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
^
1 error
>
>
Source
=====
class tal {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
}
}
}
>
/Bjorn
>
>

Try this:

class tal
{
public static void main(String[] arguments)
{
for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
{
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " +
java.lang.Math. sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
}
}
}


Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[Bjorn Jensen]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Hi!
Your example works, but what are I'm doing wrong here:

import java.lang.Math;

class tal
{
public static void main(String[] arguments)
{
for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
{
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
}
}
}

Resulting in (arrow at sqrt):
tal.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(double)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
^
1 error



Thanks for help!
Bjørn
p.s. sorry, for my missing knowledge: is IchBin an name or is a joke;
IchBin = german for I'm?)


"IchBin" <weconsul@ptd.n etskrev i en meddelelse
news:Mx-dnZPkwflLNV7ZUS dV9g@ptd.net...

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

>Hi!
>An beginner question:
>Pleas help me with this (-:
>>
>Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
>=====
>tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
>symbol : method sqrt(int)
>location: class tal
> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
> ^
>1 error
>>
>>
>Source
>=====
>class tal {
> public static void main(String[] arguments) {
> for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
> }
> }
>}
>>
>/Bjorn
>>
>>

Try this:
>
class tal
{
public static void main(String[] arguments)
{
for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
{
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " +
java.lang.Math. sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
}
}
}
>
>
Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________
>
'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[Bjorn Jensen]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Hi!
I'm just trying to use the built-in funtions pow, sqrt etc
but can't get it to work.
Do you know some good examples somewhere, or can You give me one?
Greetings
Bjorn

"cp" <e-blade@nonplayer character.dkskr ev i en meddelelse
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Just going to elaborate on what I said:
You can't use the arithmetic operators you would normally use on
primitives
(i.e. double) on objects (i.e. Double). eg 1 + sqrt(4).
If you have made the function sqrt then you can make the function return
an
int or similar. In that way Java will know what the return is
and the operator can then be applied.
>
Also I made the mistake of telling you that you cant reference anything in
a
static context. That is still true but from main you can call static
methods
which will resolve your problem e.g.
>
class tal {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
}
}
public static int sqrt(int a){
// do something here with a
>
return 1;
}
}
>
Just remember that you can only use the variables given as parameters and
locally declared variables in a static method.
You can use the return value
>
>

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

Hi!
I'm just trying to use the built-in funtions pow, sqrt etc
but can't get it to work.
Do you know some good examples somewhere, or can You give me one?
Greetings
Bjorn
>
"cp" <e-blade@nonplayer character.dkskr ev i en meddelelse
news:44c37876$0 $60783$157c6196 @dreader1.cyber city.dk...

>Just going to elaborate on what I said:
>You can't use the arithmetic operators you would normally use on
>primitives
>(i.e. double) on objects (i.e. Double). eg 1 + sqrt(4).
>If you have made the function sqrt then you can make the function return
>an
>int or similar. In that way Java will know what the return is
>and the operator can then be applied.
>>
>Also I made the mistake of telling you that you cant reference anything in
>a
>static context. That is still true but from main you can call static
>methods
>which will resolve your problem e.g.
>>
>class tal {
> public static void main(String[] arguments) {
> for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
> }
> }
> public static int sqrt(int a){
> // do something here with a
>>
> return 1;
> }
>}
>>
>Just remember that you can only use the variables given as parameters and
>locally declared variables in a static method.
>You can use the return value
>>
>>

>
>

Because the package java.lang is so fundamental, all the classes in
java.lang are automatically imported into every program. It's as if
every program began with the statement "import java.lang.*;". This is
why we have been able to use the class name String instead of
java.lang.Strin g, and Math.sqrt() instead of java.lang.Math. sqrt(). It
would still, however, be perfectly legal to use the longer forms of the
names.

So you can only reference sqrt() as Math.sqrt() java.lang.Math. sqrt()

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

Hi!
I'm just trying to use the built-in funtions pow, sqrt etc
but can't get it to work.
Do you know some good examples somewhere, or can You give me one?
Greetings
Bjorn
>
"cp" <e-blade@nonplayer character.dkskr ev i en meddelelse
news:44c37876$0 $60783$157c6196 @dreader1.cyber city.dk...

>Just going to elaborate on what I said:
>You can't use the arithmetic operators you would normally use on
>primitives
>(i.e. double) on objects (i.e. Double). eg 1 + sqrt(4).
>If you have made the function sqrt then you can make the function return
>an
>int or similar. In that way Java will know what the return is
>and the operator can then be applied.
>>
>Also I made the mistake of telling you that you cant reference anything in
>a
>static context. That is still true but from main you can call static
>methods
>which will resolve your problem e.g.
>>
>class tal {
> public static void main(String[] arguments) {
> for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
> }
> }
> public static int sqrt(int a){
> // do something here with a
>>
> return 1;
> }
>}
>>
>Just remember that you can only use the variables given as parameters and
>locally declared variables in a static method.
>You can use the return value
>>
>>

>
>

Please do not top post... It makes the messages hard to read.. Look at
this one and you will see the order problem. Who said what.

That said, because the package java.lang is so fundamental, all the
classes in java.lang are automatically imported into every program. It's
as if every program began with the statement "import java.lang.*;". This
is why we have been able to use the class name String instead of
java.lang.Strin g, and Math.sqrt() instead of java.lang.Math. sqrt(). It
would still, however, be perfectly legal to use the longer forms of the
names.

So you can only reference sqrt() as Math.sqrt() java.lang.Math. sqrt()

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

Hi!
Your example works, but what are I'm doing wrong here:
>
import java.lang.Math;
>
class tal
{
public static void main(String[] arguments)
{
for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
{
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
}
}
}
>
Resulting in (arrow at sqrt):
tal.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(double)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
^
1 error
>
>
>
Thanks for help!
Bjørn
p.s. sorry, for my missing knowledge: is IchBin an name or is a joke;
IchBin = german for I'm?)
>
>
"IchBin" <weconsul@ptd.n etskrev i en meddelelse
news:Mx-dnZPkwflLNV7ZUS dV9g@ptd.net...

>Bjorn Jensen wrote:

>>Hi!
>>An beginner question:
>>Pleas help me with this (-:
>>>
>>Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
>>=====
>>tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
>>symbol : method sqrt(int)
>>location: class tal
>> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
>> ^
>>1 error
>>>
>>>
>>Source
>>=====
>>class tal {
>> public static void main(String[] arguments) {
>> for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
>> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
>> }
>> }
>>}
>>>
>>/Bjorn
>>>
>>>

>Try this:
>>
>class tal
>{
>public static void main(String[] arguments)
>{
>for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
>{
>System.out.pri ntln(i + ": " +
>java.lang.Math .sqrt(Double.pa rseDouble(argum ents[i])));
>}
>}
>}
>>
>>
>Thanks in Advance...
>IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
>______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
>>
>'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
>-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

>
>

Please do not top post... It makes the messages hard to read.. Look at
this one and you will see the order problem. Who said what.

That said, because the package java.lang is so fundamental, all the
classes in java.lang are automatically imported into every program. It's
as if every program began with the statement "import java.lang.*;". This
is why we have been able to use the class name String instead of
java.lang.Strin g, and Math.sqrt() instead of java.lang.Math. sqrt(). It
would still, however, be perfectly legal to use the longer forms of the
names.

So you can only reference sqrt() as Math.sqrt() or java.lang.Math. sqrt()

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

Hi!
Your example works, but what are I'm doing wrong here:
>
import java.lang.Math;
>
class tal
{
public static void main(String[] arguments)
{
for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
{
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
}
}
}
>
Resulting in (arrow at sqrt):
tal.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(double)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(Double.par seDouble(argume nts[i])));
^
1 error
>
>
>
Thanks for help!
Bjørn
p.s. sorry, for my missing knowledge: is IchBin an name or is a joke;
IchBin = german for I'm?)
>
>
"IchBin" <weconsul@ptd.n etskrev i en meddelelse
news:Mx-dnZPkwflLNV7ZUS dV9g@ptd.net...

>Bjorn Jensen wrote:

>>Hi!
>>An beginner question:
>>Pleas help me with this (-:
>>>
>>Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
>>=====
>>tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
>>symbol : method sqrt(int)
>>location: class tal
>> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
>> ^
>>1 error
>>>
>>>
>>Source
>>=====
>>class tal {
>> public static void main(String[] arguments) {
>> for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
>> System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
>> }
>> }
>>}
>>>
>>/Bjorn
>>>
>>>

>Try this:
>>
>class tal
>{
>public static void main(String[] arguments)
>{
>for (int i = 0; i < arguments.lengt h; i++)
>{
>System.out.pri ntln(i + ": " +
>java.lang.Math .sqrt(Double.pa rseDouble(argum ents[i])));
>}
>}
>}
>>
>>
>Thanks in Advance...
>IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
>______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
>>
>'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
>-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

>
>

Please do not top post... It makes the messages hard to read.. Look at
this one and you will see the order problem. Who said what.

That said, because the package java.lang is so fundamental, all the
classes in java.lang are automatically imported into every program. It's
as if every program began with the statement "import java.lang.*;". This
is why we have been able to use the class name String instead of
java.lang.Strin g, and Math.sqrt() instead of java.lang.Math. sqrt(). It
would still, however, be perfectly legal to use the longer forms of the
names.

So you can only reference sqrt() as Math.sqrt() or java.lang.Math. sqrt()

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

IchBin wrote:

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

>Thanks for help!
>Bjørn
>p.s. sorry, for my missing knowledge: is IchBin an name or is a joke;
>IchBin = german for I'm?)

Its just a handle. Although it could be considered a statement... lol

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[IchBin]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Bjorn Jensen wrote:

>>
>Thanks for help!
>Bjørn
>p.s. sorry, for my missing knowledge: is IchBin an name or is a joke;
>IchBin = german for I'm?)
>>

It is just a handle. Although it could be considered a philosophical
statement as: 'I am'... lol

Or folly like the original name of the "Monty Python Show" which had a
name of "It's". That is why when you see some of the original shows they
had a guy in the start of the show say "It's"...

Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA http://weconsultants.phpnet.us
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________

'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)

[cp]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

I suggest you use your favorite search engine to look for examples. using
Java + sqrt as criteria to google resulted in a lot
of different hits.

-cp

[Peter Van Weert]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

So you can only reference sqrt() as Math.sqrt() or java.lang.Math. sqrt()

>

That is not quite true any more. As of Java 1.5 you can use a static
import like:

static import java.lang.Math. *;

and refer to the method simply as sqrt(...). For more info:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/static-import.html

Cheers,
Peter

[Bjorn Jensen]

Re: syntax error? &quot;cannot find symbol&quot;

Thank you to all of you for helpfull advice ;-)
/Bjorn

"Bjorn Jensen" <b.d.jensenremv oe@gmx.netskrev i en meddelelse
news:44c361de$0 $3482$ba624c82@ nntp02.dk.telia .net...

Hi!
An beginner question:
Pleas help me with this (-:
>
Error (the arrow points on the s in sqrt)
=====
tal.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : method sqrt(int)
location: class tal
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
^
1 error
>
>
Source
=====
class tal {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
System.out.prin tln(i + ": " + sqrt(4));
}
}
}
>
/Bjorn
>
>