invalid method declaration

[Aretha Clark]

When i compiled my code i get 2 errors can someone assit me in fixing these ..

C:\jdk1.6.0\bin>javac InventoryProgram.java
InventoryProgram.java:18: ';' expected
public String to String(){
^
InventoryProgram.java:18: invalid method declaration; return type required
public String to String(){
^
2 errors

My Code is

public class CD{
public String name;
public int itemNumber;
public int stockQuantity;
public double price;
public CD(String name, int itemNumber, int stockQuantity, double price){
this.name = name;
this.itemNumber = itemNumber;
this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity;
this.price = price;
}

public String to String(){
return "CD Title: " + this.name + "\n" +
"Item Number: " + this.itemNumber + "\n" +
"Stock Quantity: " + this.stockQuantity + "\n" +
"Price: " + this.price + "\n";
}

public String getName(){
return this.name;
}

public void setName(String name){
this.name = name;
}

public int getItemNumber(){
return this.itemNumber;
}

public void setItemNumber(int itemNumber){
this.itemNumber = itemNumber;
}

public int getStockQuantity(){
return this.stockQuantity;
}

public void setStockQuantity(int stockQuantity){
this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity;
}

public double getPrice(){
return this.price;
}

public void setPrice(double price){
this.price = price;

} //end method main
} //end class InventoryProgram

[marc weber]

Originally posted by Aretha Clark:
... public String to String(){...

You can't have a space in a method name. Try "toString" instead of "to String."

[Roger Chung-Wee]

public String to String(){
return "CD Title: " + this.name + "\n" +
"Item Number: " + this.itemNumber + "\n" +
"Stock Quantity: " + this.stockQuantity + "\n" +
"Price: " + this.price + "\n";
}

A method name cannot have a space!

[Aretha Clark]

Thanks you Guys

Now i have this error after i run the program

C:\jdk1.6.0\bin>java InventoryProgram
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main

public class InventoryProgram{
public String name;
public int itemNumber;
public int stockQuantity;
public double price;
public InventoryProgram(String name, int itemNumber, int stockQuantity, double price){
this.name = name;
this.itemNumber = itemNumber;
this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity;
this.price = price;
}

public String toString(){
return "CD Title: " + this.name + "\n" +
"Item Number: " + this.itemNumber + "\n" +
"Stock Quantity: " + this.stockQuantity + "\n" +
"Price: " + this.price + "\n";
}

public String getName(){
return this.name;
}

public void setName(String name){
this.name = name;
}

public int getItemNumber(){
return this.itemNumber;
}

public void setItemNumber(int itemNumber){
this.itemNumber = itemNumber;
}

public int getStockQuantity(){
return this.stockQuantity;
}

public void setStockQuantity(int stockQuantity){
this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity;
}

public double getPrice(){
return this.price;
}

public void setPrice(double price){
this.price = price;

} //end method main
} //end class InventoryProgram
[ March 24, 2008: Message edited by: Aretha Clark ]

[fred rosenberger]

i may just not be seeing it, but where IS your main() method?

[Aretha Clark]

I tryed adding one and still somehow manage to get that error.. So i must be having a lack of brain function moment.. Any help with this will be much appreciated

[Ilja Preuss]

Well, show us your code with the main method.

A common mistake is to get the signature wrong. Make sure that it's exactly

public static void main(String[] args)

[Aretha Clark]

HERE IS THE CODE
C:\jdk1.5.0_14\bin>javac InventoryProgram.java
InventoryProgram.java:10: ';' expected
^
1 error


public class InventoryProgram{

public static void main(String[] args)

public String name;
public int itemNumber;
public int stockQuantity;
public double price;
public InventoryProgram(String name, int itemNumber, int stockQuantity, double price){
this.name = name;
this.itemNumber = itemNumber;
this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity;
this.price = price;
}

public String toString(){
return "CD Title: " + this.name + "\n" +
"Item Number: " + this.itemNumber + "\n" +
"Stock Quantity: " + this.stockQuantity + "\n" +
"Price: " + this.price + "\n";
}

public String getName(){
return this.name;
}

public void setName(String name){
this.name = name;
}

public int getItemNumber(){
return this.itemNumber;
}

public void setItemNumber(int itemNumber){
this.itemNumber = itemNumber;
}

public int getStockQuantity(){
return this.stockQuantity;
}

public void setStockQuantity(int stockQuantity){
this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity;
}

public double getPrice(){
return this.price;
}

public void setPrice(double price){
this.price = price;

} //end method main
} //end class InventoryProgram

[Henry Wong]

The main() method is the starting point for your program. It is not just something you put in to get your program to magically compile.

If you want your class to compile, then you need to add the braces, like so...

public static void main(String[] args) {
// You actually have to put something here to make your
// program do something !!!
}

If you want your program to actually do something, you need to write the code for it.

Henry