Tomcat 6 class in package not found by compiler

[Testo Rone]

Hello, i'm still a newbie to java and the tomcat server. On the otherhand i researched quite a lot related to my problem.

I have a compiler error compiling a .java file which is including a class from a package where the file where the to be including class resides has access to.
These files are both in the same package so access to private classes should be granted, but the compiler tells me: "symblo not found" for the "Branch" class.

I'm working on a tomcat 6.0.35 with jdk6

Here are the two files:

1. this is the one in want to compile

package ppa.admin;

import javax.servlet.jsp.JspWriter;
import ppa.db.table.admin.OrdnerIF;
import ppa.db.table.admin.RechteMeta;
import ppa.db.table.admin.ZuordnungMeta;


class GenDisplay$Branch
{
  protected int m_owner;
  protected OrdnerIF m_current;
  protected Branch m_parent;
  protected Branch[] m_children;
  protected boolean m_isNoAccess;
  private final GenDisplay this$0;

  protected GenDisplay$Branch(GenDisplay paramGenDisplay, int paramInt1, Branch paramBranch, int paramInt2, int paramInt3)
  {
    this.this$0 = paramGenDisplay;
  
    this.m_current = null;
    this.m_parent = null;
    this.m_children = null;
    this.m_isNoAccess = true;
  
    this.m_owner = paramInt1;
    this.m_parent = paramBranch;
  
    this.m_current = ZuordnungMeta.getOrdner(paramInt2, paramInt3);
    if (null == this.m_current) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Branch not found!"); 
  }
  
  private GenDisplay$Branch(GenDisplay paramGenDisplay, int paramInt, Branch paramBranch, OrdnerIF paramOrdnerIF) {
    this.this$0 = paramGenDisplay;
  
    this.m_current = null;
    this.m_parent = null;
    this.m_children = null;
    this.m_isNoAccess = true;
  
    this.m_owner = paramInt;
    this.m_parent = paramBranch;
    this.m_current = paramOrdnerIF;
  }
  
  protected GenDisplay$Branch(GenDisplay paramGenDisplay, int paramInt, OrdnerIF paramOrdnerIF) {
    this.this$0 = paramGenDisplay;

    this.m_current = null;
    this.m_parent = null;
    this.m_children = null;
    this.m_isNoAccess = true;

    this.m_owner = paramInt;
    this.m_current = paramOrdnerIF;
  }

  protected void getChildren() {
    OrdnerIF[] arrayOfOrdnerIF = this.m_current.getChildren();
    if ((null == arrayOfOrdnerIF) || (0 == arrayOfOrdnerIF.length)) return;

    int i = arrayOfOrdnerIF.length;
    this.m_children = new Branch[i];
    for (int j = 0; j < arrayOfOrdnerIF.length; j++) this.m_children[j] = new Branch(this.this$0, this.m_owner, this, arrayOfOrdnerIF[j]); 
  }

  protected boolean isReadAllowed(JspWriter paramJspWriter)
  {
    if (null == this.m_current) return false;

    RechteMeta localRechteMeta = this.m_current.getRechte(paramJspWriter);
    return null != localRechteMeta;
  }

  protected boolean isWriteAllowed(JspWriter paramJspWriter)
  {
    if (null == this.m_current) return false;

    RechteMeta localRechteMeta = this.m_current.getRechte(paramJspWriter);
    if (null == localRechteMeta) return false;

    return localRechteMeta.isAllowed(this.m_owner, 2);
  }

  protected boolean hasSubOrdner() {
    if (null == this.m_children) return false;

    for (int i = 0; i < this.m_children.length; i++) {
      int j = this.m_children[i].m_current.getType();
      if ((0 == j) || (6 == j) || (3 == j) || (7 == j)) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }
}

2. This one is the one where the class resides in

package ppa.admin;

import ppa.db.table.admin.*;
import javax.servlet.jsp.JspWriter;
import java.util.*;
import ppa.TextDB;
import ppa.db.*;


public class GenDisplay {

	private static final int INDENT = 6;
	private static final int ROOT = 3;
	//
	private Branch m_branch;
	private StringBuffer m_out;
	private int m_indent;
	private Hashtable m_openHash = new Hashtable();
	private GenDisplay m_oldDisplay;
	private int m_owner, m_currentOrdner, m_currentOrdnerType;
	//
	private boolean m_isUp2Date = true;
	
	
	private class Branch {
		protected int m_owner;
		protected OrdnerIF m_current = null;
		protected Branch m_parent = null;
		protected Branch[] m_children = null;
		protected boolean m_isNoAccess = true;
		
		protected Branch(int owner, Branch parent, int id, int type) {
			m_owner = owner;
			m_parent = parent;
			//
			m_current = ZuordnungMeta.getOrdner(id, type);
			if(null==m_current) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Branch not found!");
		}
		
		private Branch(int owner, Branch parent, OrdnerIF current) {
			m_owner = owner;
			m_parent = parent;
			m_current = current;	
		}
		
		protected Branch(int owner, OrdnerIF current) {
			m_owner = owner;
			m_current = current;	
		}
		
		protected void getChildren() {
			OrdnerIF[] children = m_current.getChildren();
			if(null==children || 0==children.length) return;
			//
			int count = children.length;
			m_children = new Branch[count];
			for(int i=0; i<children.length; i++) m_children[i] = new Branch(m_owner, this, children[i]);
		}
		
		protected boolean isReadAllowed(JspWriter out) {
			if(null==m_current) return false;
			//
			RechteMeta rechte = m_current.getRechte(out);
			if(null==rechte) return false;
			//
			return true;
			//return rechte.isAllowed(m_owner, RechteMeta.READ);	
		}
		
		protected boolean isWriteAllowed(JspWriter out) {
			if(null==m_current) return false;
			//
			RechteMeta rechte = m_current.getRechte(out);
			if(null==rechte) return false;
			//
			return rechte.isAllowed(m_owner, RechteMeta.WRITE);	
		}
		
		protected boolean hasSubOrdner() {
			if(null==m_children) return false;
			//
			for(int i=0; i<m_children.length; i++) {
				int type = m_children[i].m_current.getType();
				if(OrdnerIF.ORDNER==type ||
					OrdnerIF.USER==type || OrdnerIF.ACCOUNT==type || OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP==type) return true;	
			}//for
			//
			return false;
		}
	}
	

	public GenDisplay(GenDisplay oldDisplay) {
		setUpdateTime();
		//
		m_oldDisplay = oldDisplay;
		//
		if(null==m_oldDisplay) m_oldDisplay = new GenDisplay();
	}
	
	private GenDisplay() {}
	
	public void setCurrentOrdner(int currentOrdner, int currentOrdnerType) { 
		m_currentOrdner = currentOrdner; 
		m_currentOrdnerType = currentOrdnerType;
	}
	
	public void genTree(int rootId, int rootType, int owner, JspWriter out) {
		m_owner = owner;
		//
		m_branch = new Branch(m_owner, null, rootId, rootType);
		genSubTree(m_branch, out);
	}
	
	private void genSubTree(Branch branch, JspWriter out) {
		if(null==branch || false==branch.isReadAllowed(out)) return;
		//
		branch.m_isNoAccess = false;
		if(true==m_oldDisplay.isOpen(branch)) setOpen(branch, true);
		//
		branch.getChildren();
		if(null==branch.m_children) return;
		//
		int count = branch.m_children.length;
		for(int i=0; i<count; i++) {
			Branch child = branch.m_children[i];
			genSubTree(child, out);
		}
	}
	
	public String genDisplay(int currentOrdner, int currentOrdnerType, JspWriter out) {
		m_currentOrdner = currentOrdner;
		m_currentOrdnerType = currentOrdnerType;
		//
		m_out = new StringBuffer();
		m_indent = 0;
		genDisplay(m_branch, out);
		//
		return m_out.toString();
	}
	
	private void genDisplay(Branch branch, JspWriter out) {
		if(true==branch.m_isNoAccess) return;
		int type = branch.m_current.getType();
		if(OrdnerIF.ORDNER!=type && OrdnerIF.ACCOUNT!=type && OrdnerIF.USER!=type && OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP!=type) return;
		//
		boolean noChildren = (false==branch.hasSubOrdner());
		boolean isOpen = isOpen(branch);
		if(true==isOpen && true==noChildren) {
			setOpen(branch, false);
			isOpen = false;
		}
		//
		m_out.append("<tr>");
		//
		genForm(branch, out);
		//
		m_out.append("<td class='Text12' valign='center' nowrap>  ");
		//
		for(int i=0; i<m_indent; i++) m_out.append(" ");
		//
		if(true==noChildren) {
			m_out.append("<img src='../img/pix-1.gif' border=0 width=11 height=14>");	
		} else {
			if(true==isOpen) {
				m_out.append("<a href='admin.jsp?method=close&uid="+branch.m_current.getUID()+"&type="+branch.m_current.getType()+"'>");
				m_out.append("<img src='img/minus.gif' width=11 height=14 border=0>");
				m_out.append("</a>");
			} else {
				m_out.append("<a href='admin.jsp?method=open&uid="+branch.m_current.getUID()+"&type="+branch.m_current.getType()+"'>");
				m_out.append("<img src='img/plus.gif' width=11 height=14 border=0>");
				m_out.append("</a>");
			}	
		}
		//
		m_out.append(" <a href='admin.jsp?method=detail&uid="+branch.m_current.getUID()+"&type="+branch.m_current.getType()+"'>");
		if(true==isOpen) m_out.append(branch.m_current.getOpenImage());
		else m_out.append(branch.m_current.getImage());
		
		m_out.append("  ");
		
		if(m_currentOrdner==branch.m_current.getUID() && m_currentOrdnerType==branch.m_current.getType())
			m_out.append("<u>");
		
		m_out.append(branch.m_current.getName()+"</a>");
		
		if(m_currentOrdner==branch.m_current.getUID() && m_currentOrdnerType==branch.m_current.getType())
			m_out.append("</u>");
		//
		//if(m_currentOrdner==branch.m_current.getUID() && m_currentOrdnerType==branch.m_current.getType()) 
		//	m_out.append("  <b>==></b>");
		//
		m_out.append(" </td></tr>\n");
		//
		Branch[] children = branch.m_children;
		if(null==children || false==isOpen) return;
		//
		int indent = m_indent;
		m_indent += INDENT;
		int count = children.length;
		for(int i=0; i<count; i++) genDisplay(children[i], out);
		m_indent = indent;
	}
	
	private void genForm(Branch branch, JspWriter out) {
		int parentUID = -1, parentType = -1;
		Branch parent = branch.m_parent;
		if(null!=parent) {
			parentUID = parent.m_current.getUID();
			parentType = parent.m_current.getType();
		}
		//
		String uid = getAttachedID(branch.m_current.getUID(), branch.m_current.getType(), parentUID, parentType);
		switch(branch.m_current.getType()) {
			case OrdnerIF.ORDNER: 
			case OrdnerIF.USER:
			case OrdnerIF.ACCOUNT:
			case OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP:
			case OrdnerIF.ANALYSE:
				m_out.append("<td valign='center' bgcolor='#E8E8E8'><input type='CHECKBOX' NAME='CHECK_AUSWAHL' VALUE='"+uid+"' style=\"border-width:0; background-color:#E8E8E8;\"></td>");
				m_out.append("<td valign='center' bgcolor='#E8E8E8'><input type='RADIO' NAME='RADIO_AUSWAHL' VALUE='"+uid+"' style=\"border-width:0; background-color:#E8E8E8;\"></td>");
				break;	
			default:
				m_out.append("<td colspan=2></td>");
				break;
		}	
	}
	
	private boolean isOpen(Branch branch) {
		Boolean isOpen = (Boolean)m_openHash.get(getKey(branch));
		return (null==isOpen) ? false : isOpen.booleanValue();
	}
	
	private boolean isOpen(int uid, int type) {
		Boolean isOpen = (Boolean)m_openHash.get(getKey(uid, type));
		return (null==isOpen) ? false : isOpen.booleanValue();
	}
	
	private void setOpen(Branch branch, boolean isOpen) {
		OrdnerIF ordner = branch.m_current;
		setOpen(ordner.getUID(), ordner.getType(), isOpen);
	}
	
	private void setOpen(int uid, int type, boolean isOpen) {
		m_openHash.put(getKey(uid, type), new Boolean(isOpen));	
	}
	
	private String getKey(int uid, int type) {
		return ""+type+"@"+uid;
	}
	
	private String getKey(Branch branch) {
		OrdnerIF ordner = branch.m_current;
		return getKey(ordner.getUID(), ordner.getType());	
	}
	
	public boolean openOrdner(int uid, int type) {
		if(OrdnerIF.ORDNER!=type && OrdnerIF.USER!=type && OrdnerIF.ACCOUNT!=type && OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP!=type) return false;
		//
		boolean isOpen = isOpen(uid, type);
		setOpen(uid, type, true);
		//
		return isOpen;
	}
	
	public void closeOrdner(int uid, int type) {
		if(OrdnerIF.ORDNER!=type && OrdnerIF.USER!=type && OrdnerIF.ACCOUNT!=type && OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP!=type) return;
		//
		setOpen(uid, type, false);
	}
	
	public int getCurrentOrdner() { return m_currentOrdner; }
	public int getCurrentOrdnerType() { return m_currentOrdnerType; }
	
	// FIXME:
	// Rechte wieder ueberpruefen!!!
	public String genDetail(int id, int type, JspWriter out) {
		Branch branch = findBranch(id, type);
		if(null==branch) return "<tr><td class='Text12'> "+TextDB.getText("GenDisplay", "KeineDeteils")+"</td></tr>\n";
		//
		//if(false==branch.isReadAllowed(out)) return "<tr><td class='Text12'>Keine Berechtigung für diese ID!</td></tr>\n";
		//
		m_out = new StringBuffer();
		//
		String typeStr = null;
		switch(type) {
			case OrdnerIF.ORDNER: 	typeStr = TextDB.getText("GenDisplay", "Ordner"); break;
			case OrdnerIF.USER:		typeStr = TextDB.getText("GenDisplay", "User"); break; 
			case OrdnerIF.ACCOUNT:	typeStr = TextDB.getText("GenDisplay", "Account"); break;	
			case OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP: typeStr = TextDB.getText("GenDisplay", "Gruppe"); break;
		}
		m_out.append("<tr><td colspan=4 class='Text12' nowrap> <b>"+typeStr+": ");
		if(OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP==type) m_out.append("<a href='javascript:popUp(\"grouppotentiale.jsp\", "+branch.m_current.getUID()+");'><b>"+branch.m_current.getName()+"</b></a>");
		else m_out.append(branch.m_current.getName());
		m_out.append("</b></td></tr>\n");
		Branch[] children = branch.m_children;
		if(null!=children) {
			int count = children.length;
			for(int i=0; i<count; i++) {
				Branch childBranch = children[i];
				OrdnerIF child = childBranch.m_current;
				//if(false==childBranch.isReadAllowed(out)) continue;
				//
				m_out.append("<tr>");
				//
				genForm(childBranch, out);
				//
				m_out.append("<td class='Text12' align='left' valign='center' nowrap width=100%>  ");
				//
				if(OrdnerIF.ANALYSE==child.getType()) m_out.append("<a href='javascript:popUp(\"triangle.jsp\", "+child.getUID()+");'>");
				else if(OrdnerIF.ANALYSEGROUP==child.getType()) m_out.append("<a href='javascript:popUp(\"grouppotentiale.jsp\", "+child.getUID()+");'>");
				else m_out.append("<a href='admin.jsp?method=detail&uid="+child.getUID()+"&type="+child.getType()+"'>");
				//
				m_out.append(child.getImage());
				m_out.append("  "+child.getName());
				m_out.append("</a></td>");
				//
				String analyseExtra = "";
				if(OrdnerIF.ANALYSE==child.getType()) {
					analyseExtra = "<a href='admin.jsp?method=analysedetail&analysedetail_id="+child.getUID()+"'><img src='img/beschreibung.gif' width=12 height=13 border=0></a> ";
					analyseExtra += (true==((AnalyseMeta)child).isdone) ? "D": "N";	
				}
				m_out.append("<td class='Text12' align='right' valign='center' nowrap>"+analyseExtra+"</td>");
				//
				m_out.append("</tr>\n");	
			}	
		}
		//
		return m_out.toString();
	}
	
	public Branch findBranch(int id, int type) {
		return findBranch(m_branch, id, type);	
	}
	
	private Branch findBranch(Branch branch, int id, int type) {
		if(null==branch) return null;
		//
		if(branch.m_current.getType()==type && branch.m_current.getUID()==id) return branch;
		//
		Branch[] children = branch.m_children;
		if(null==children || 0==children.length) return null;
		//
		for(int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
			Branch found = findBranch(children[i], id, type);
			if(null!=found) return found;
		}
		//
		return null;
	}
	
	private String genRechte(OrdnerIF ordner, JspWriter out) {
		if(1==1) return "";
		RechteMeta rechte = ordner.getRechte(out);
		if(null==rechte) return "------";
		//
		int owner = rechte.owner;
		int group = rechte.group;
		//
		int ownerRechte = rechte.getOwnerRechte();
		int groupRechte = rechte.getGroupRechte();
		//
		return /*getUser(owner, out)+" "+getUser(group, out)+"  "+*/getRechte(ownerRechte)+getRechte(groupRechte);
	}
	
	private String getRechte(int rechte) {
		String out = "";
		//
		if(true==RechteMeta.isAllowedStatic(rechte, RechteMeta.READ)) out += "r";
		else out += "-";
		//
		if(true==RechteMeta.isAllowedStatic(rechte, RechteMeta.WRITE)) out += "w";
		else out += "-";
		//
		return out;
	}
	
	private String getUser(int uid, JspWriter out) {
		if(-1==uid) return "none";
		//
		UserMeta user = UserMeta.getUser(uid, out);	
		if(null==user) return "none";
		//
		return user.getName();
	}
	
	public static String getAttachedID(int uid, int type, int parentUID, int parentType) {
		return getAttachedID(uid, type)+"_"+getAttachedID(parentUID, parentType);
	}
	
	public static String getAttachedID(int uid, int type) {
		String id = "";
		if(type<10) id += "0";
		id += type;
		id += uid;
		return id;	
	}
	
	public static int getUidFromAttachedID(String id, int pos) {
		int under = id.indexOf("_");
		if(-1==under) return -1;
		//
		String txt;
		if(0==pos) txt = id.substring(0, under);
		else txt = id.substring(under+1);
		//
		return getUidFromAttachedID(txt);
	}
	
	public static int getTypeFromAttachedID(String id, int pos) {
		int under = id.indexOf("_");
		if(-1==under) return -1;
		//
		String txt;
		if(0==pos) txt = id.substring(0, under);
		else txt = id.substring(under+1);
		//
		return getTypeFromAttachedID(txt);
	}
	
	public static int getUidFromAttachedID(String id) {
		try {
			return Integer.parseInt(id.substring(2));	
		} catch(Exception e) { return -1; }
	}
	
	public static int getTypeFromAttachedID(String id) {
		try {
			return Integer.parseInt(id.substring(0, 2));	
		} catch(Exception e) { return -1; }
	}
	
	// **************************************************
	
	private String[] m_updateTime = null;
	
	private void setUpdateTime() {
		m_updateTime = new String[6];
		m_updateTime[0]	= DB.getUpdateTime("account");
		m_updateTime[1]	= DB.getUpdateTime("analyse");
		m_updateTime[2]	= DB.getUpdateTime("ordner");
		m_updateTime[3]	= DB.getUpdateTime("rechte");
		m_updateTime[4]	= DB.getUpdateTime("user");
		m_updateTime[5]	= DB.getUpdateTime("zuordnung");
	}
	
	public boolean checkIsOld() {
		if(null==m_updateTime) return true;
		//
		if(true==checkIsOldOnce(0, "account") ||
			true==checkIsOldOnce(1, "analyse") ||
			true==checkIsOldOnce(2, "ordner") ||
			true==checkIsOldOnce(3, "rechte") ||
			true==checkIsOldOnce(4, "user") ||
			true==checkIsOldOnce(5, "zuordnung")) return true; else return false;
	}
	
	private boolean checkIsOldOnce(int id, String table) {
		String updateTime = DB.getUpdateTime(table);
		if(null==updateTime || null==m_updateTime[id] ||
			!m_updateTime[id].equals(updateTime)) return true; else return false;
	}
	

}

I get 25 Errors when i'm trying to compile the first file with the following command:

javac -cp /usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/:/usr/local/tomcat6-php/lib/servlet-api.jar:/usr/local/tomcat6-php/lib/jsp-api.jar GenDisplay\$Branch.jav -Xlint

Errors:
GenDisplay$Branch.java:12: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay$Branch
protected Branch m_parent;
^
GenDisplay$Branch.java:13: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay$Branch
protected Branch[] m_children;
^
GenDisplay$Branch.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay$Branch
protected GenDisplay$Branch(GenDisplay paramGenDisplay, int paramInt1, Branch paramBranch, int paramInt2, int paramInt3)
^
GenDisplay$Branch.java:33: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay$Branch
private GenDisplay$Branch(GenDisplay paramGenDisplay, int paramInt, Branch paramBranch, OrdnerIF paramOrdnerIF) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:14: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private Branch m_branch;
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:49: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private void genSubTree(Branch branch, JspWriter out) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:76: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private void genDisplay(Branch branch, JspWriter out) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:139: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private void genForm(Branch branch, JspWriter out) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:163: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private boolean isOpen(Branch branch) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:173: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private void setOpen(Branch branch, boolean isOpen) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:186: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private String getKey(Branch branch) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:266: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
public Branch findBranch(int id, int type) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:270: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private Branch findBranch(Branch branch, int id, int type) {
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:270: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
private Branch findBranch(Branch branch, int id, int type) {
^
GenDisplay$Branch.java:63: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay$Branch
this.m_children = new Branch[i];
^
GenDisplay$Branch.java:64: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay$Branch
for (int j = 0; j < arrayOfOrdnerIF.length; j++) this.m_children[j] = new Branch(this.this$0, this.m_owner, this, arrayOfOrdnerIF[j]);
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:45: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
m_branch = new Branch(m_owner, null, rootId, rootType);
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:60: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch child = branch.m_children[i];
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:129: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch[] children = branch.m_children;
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:141: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch parent = branch.m_parent;
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:212: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch branch = findBranch(id, type);
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:230: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch[] children = branch.m_children;
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:234: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch childBranch = children[i];
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:275: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch[] children = branch.m_children;
^
/usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java:279: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Branch
location: class ppa.admin.GenDisplay
Branch found = findBranch(children[i], id, type);
^
Note: /usr/local/tomcat6-php/webapps/ppa/WEB-INF/classes/ppa/admin/GenDisplay.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
25 errors


What am I doing wrong?

[Rob Spoor]

Although $ is valid in Java identifiers, you should never use it in class names. The compiler uses that itself to denote inner classes.

You've created top-level class GenDisplay$Branch. This will be compiled into GenDisplay$Branch.class. The JVM thinks this belongs to nested class GenDisplay.Branch though. This is just how the Java compiler and JVM work.

[Testo Rone]

So how would i have to rename the file for the compiler to understand which class to point to?

Like this: GenDisplayBranch.java

Renaming it like above and compiling again throws the same errors.