error running a program from The Java Tutorial

[Ricky James]

Hello,

I was trying to compile a program Password.java from The Java Tutorial but it gives me the following errors ( I have Java 5 on my system and all the other programs compile properly):

C:\>javac Password.java
Password.java:1: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Console
location: package java.io
import java.io.Console;
               ^
Password.java:9: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Console
location: class Password
        Console c = System.console();
        ^
Password.java:9: cannot find symbol
symbol  : method console()
location: class java.lang.System
        Console c = System.console();
                          ^
3 errors

Can anybody explain what this error means?

Would be really grateful.

Thanks
Ricky
[ May 28, 2007: Message edited by: Ricky James ]

[Kel Michaels]

I believe that java.io.Console is new as of Java 6.

[Ricky James]

Originally posted by Kel Michaels:
I believe that java.io.Console is new as of Java 6.

Thanks for the reply Kel.

Even I thought that this must be the case but wasn't sure.

Ricky