"Cannot find symbol" compilation error

Hi! I have two errors in my code when I try to compile, in the lines " Course newCourse = new Course(cName, cStart, cEnd);" and "lastEnd = course.getETime;" and I'm not sure why the code is having trouble accessing the course class. Any help would be appreciated.

Code :

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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Fitter {
 
	private ArrayList<Course> courses;
	private ArrayList<Course> fittedCourses;
	private double cEndTime;
	private double cStartTime;
	private double lastEnd = 8;
 
		public Fitter(File courseList) throws FileNotFoundException, NumberFormatException{
		//initialize variables
		courses = new ArrayList<Course>();
		fittedCourses = new ArrayList<Course>();
		Scanner courseScanner = new Scanner(courseList);
		//scan lines in File
		while(courseScanner.hasNextLine()) {
			//get name and start/ end times
			String cName = courseScanner.nextLine();
			String cStart = courseScanner.nextLine();
			String cEnd = courseScanner.nextLine();
 
			//convert times into decimals, first checking number formatting
			String[] cStartSplit = cStart.split(":");
 
			double cStartH = Double.parseDouble(cStartSplit[0]);
			double cStartM = Double.parseDouble(cStartSplit[1]);
 
			if ((cStartH < 8) || (cStartH > 17))
				throw new NumberFormatException();
			if (cStartM > 60)
				throw new NumberFormatException();
 
 
			String[] cEndSplit = cEnd.split(":");
 
 
			double cEndH = Double.parseDouble(cEndSplit[0]);
			double cEndM = Double.parseDouble(cEndSplit[1]);
 
			if ((cEndH < 8) || (cEndH > 17))
				throw new NumberFormatException();
			if (cStartM > 60)
				throw new NumberFormatException();
 
 
			Course newCourse = new Course(cName, cStart, cEnd);
			courses.add(newCourse);
			//skip blank line
			if(courseScanner.hasNextLine())
				courseScanner.nextLine();
		}
	}
 
	public void fit() throws NumberFormatException{
		//sort by size
		Collections.sort(courses);
		//for each course (starting with earliest end time) add
		//if no conflict exists
		for(Course course : courses) {
			if(lastEnd < course.getSTime())
				lastEnd = course.getETime;
		}
	}
 
 
	public String toString() {
		String info = "We made the following schedule: \n\n";
		for(Course course : fittedCourses) {
			info += course.toString() + "\n";
		}
		return info;
	}
 
}

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Thanks! The Course class can be posted if necessary

Please post the full text of the error messages. Your edited version leaves off important information.

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Originally Posted by Norm

Please post the full text of the error messages. Your edited version leaves off important information.

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./Fitter.java:56: cannot find symbol
symbol: constructor Course(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang .String)
location: class Course

Course newCourse = new Course(cName, cStart, cEnd);


./Fitter.java:71: cannot find symbol
symbol: variable getETime
location: class Course

lastEnd = course.getETime;

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Course(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang .String)

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Does the Course class have a constructor that takes 3 Strings?

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cannot find symbol
symbol: variable getETime

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The compiler can not find that variable in the Course class.

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Originally Posted by Norm

Does the Course class have a constructor that takes 3 Strings?

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Yes - it's written as

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public Course(String cName, double cStart, double cEnd){
...
}

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The compiler can not find that variable in the Course class.[/QUOTE]
Just realized, I forgot the parentheses. Sorry about that; that was a silly mistake...

You must count differently than I do. I see one String followed by two doubles in the constructor code that you just posted in #5.

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Originally Posted by collegejavastudent

Yes - it's written as

Code :

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public Course(String cName, double cStart, double cEnd){
...
}

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How are you sure this is 3 Strings?

Aaah, just realized that I left out the code in which I was going to make that a double...

Thanks! Don't I feel silly...