symbol not found?

[ian myers]

i am trying to compile this code

class Decimals
{
	public static void main (String[]args);
	{
		double item = 0.70;
		double rate = 0.05;
		double tax = item * rate;
		double total = item + tax;
		java.text.NumberFormat nf = new java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
		System.out.println("\nItem:  " + nf.format(item));
	}
}

but whenever i do i get

Decimals.java:3: missing method body, or declare abstract
public static void main (String[]args);
^
Decimals.java:9: cannot find symbol
symbol : class getCurrencyInstance
location: class java.text.NumberFormat
java.text.NumberFormat nf = new java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
^
2 errors


Anyone have any suggestions?

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Hi,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

1) The ";" at the end of the "main" line doesn't belong there

2) You don't write "new java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance()" -- you just call the method getCurrenctInstance() to get the object you want:

java.text.NumberFormat nf = java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(); 

[Bear Bibeault]

Hint: carefully inspect line 3. What's amiss?

[ian myers]

haha i got it thanks guys