can't resolve error

[tristan17]

Hi,

I have been practising some OOP and have encountered this error
" cannot resolve symbol - variable MyInput"

I wonder wat's wrong...here is part of my code:

public class BorrowMortgage
{
//Main method
public static void main (String[] args)
{
//Create one borrower
Borrower borrower = new Borrower( );


//Enter the information for the borrower
//1. Enter name
Name name = new Name ( );
System.out.print("Enter first name: ");
String firstname = MyInput.readString ( );
name.setFirstname(firstname);


System.out.print("Enter mi: ");
String mi = MyInput.readString ( );
name.setMi(mi);


System.out.print("Enter last name: ");
String lastname = MyInput.readString ( );
name.setLastname(lastname);


//2. Enter address


Address address = new Address ( );
System.out.print("Enter street: ");
String street = MyInput.readString ( );
address.setStreet(street);


System.out.print("Enter city: ");
String city = MyInput.readString ( );
address.setCity(city);


System.out.print("Enter state: ");
String state = MyInput.readString ( );
address.setState(state);


System.out.print("Enter zip: ");
String street = MyInput.readString ( );
address.setZip(zip);


//3. Enter mortgage information
Mortgage mortgage = new Mortgage ( );
System.out.print ("Enter annual interest rate (i.e 7.25): ");
double annualInterestRate = MyInput.readDouble( );
mortgage.setAnnualInterestRate(annualInterestRate);


System.out.print("Enter number of years:");
int numOfYears = MyInput.readDouble ( );
mortgage.setLoanAmount (loanAmount);


//4. Set values to the borrower
borrower.setName(name);
borrower.setAddress(address);
borrower.setMortgage(mortgage);


//Print mortgage information
System.out.print(borrower.toString( ) );
}
}

can anybody help me? thanks!!

[hooknc]

I'm betting this is a compile error?

Your compiler can't find the class MyInput. Make sure that MyInput is in your classpath.

Regards,

Nate

[server_crash]

I'm betting this is a compile error?

Your compiler can't find the class MyInput. Make sure that MyInput is in your classpath.

Regards,

Nate

Yep. You're using a third party class to read input. I'm guessing it's either came with a book, or your teacher supplied it. Either way you need to have it, because it's not normally in the java subset.

[sam_dee]

hmmm....

link your program to MyInput class.

have fun

[naushadahmed]

brother you are using MyInput in JDK 1.5, u can't use with it for console input u should use Scanner class

import java.util.*;
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

[Katana24]

Well assuming that the other peoples comments are correct then you can create an instance of the class "MyInput." Like say:

MyInput input = new MyInput();

This will allow you utilise the methods available in that class; as you probable already know?

[naushadahmed]

Dear
To use MyInput class you should copy MyInput.class in the same folder where u saved your file,

[naushadahmed]

Dear
To use MyInput class you should copy MyInput.class in the same folder where u saved your file,

MyInput.java file

// MyInput.java: Contain the methods for reading int, double, and
// string values from the keyboard
package chapter2;

import java.io.*;

public class MyInput {
  /** Read a string from the keyboard */
  public static String readString() {
    BufferedReader br = 
      new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);

    // Declare and initialize the string
    String string = " ";

    // Get the string from the keyboard
    try {
      string = br.readLine();
    }
    catch (IOException ex) {
      System.out.println(ex);
    }

    // Return the string obtained from the keyboard
    return string;
  }

  /** Read an int value from the keyboard */
  public static int readInt() {
    return Integer.parseInt(readString());
  }

  /** Read a double value from the keyboard */
  public static double readDouble() {
    return Double.parseDouble(readString());
  }

  /** Read a byte value from the keyboard */
  public static byte readByte() {
    return Byte.parseByte(readString());
  }

  /** Read a short value from the keyboard */
  public static short readShort() {
    return Short.parseShort(readString());
  }

  /** Read a long value from the keyboard */
  public static long readLong() {
    return Long.parseLong(readString());
  }

  /** Read a float value from the keyboard */
  public static float readFloat() {
    return Float.parseFloat(readString());
  }

  /** Read a character from the keyboard */
  public static char readChar() {
    return readString().charAt(0);
  }
}