Thread: File not found exception

Alright so I created this program to determine who the winner of an election is that uses a file input/output method and a command line method. I have the program mostly figured out I just need help with this error. I am very new to java and don't understand why this is happening if anyone can help me please.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class Election extends JFrame
{
  String[] lastNames = new String[5];
  int[] votesArray = new int[5];
 
  private JButton fileButton,commandButton,exitButton;
 
  private fileButtonHandler fbHandler;
  private commandButtonHandler cbHandler;
  private exitButtonHandler ebHandler;
 
  public Election()
  {
    fileButton = new JButton("Write to file method");
    fbHandler = new fileButtonHandler();
    fileButton.addActionListener(fbHandler);
 
    commandButton = new JButton("Use command line method");
    cbHandler = new commandButtonHandler();
    commandButton.addActionListener(cbHandler);
 
    exitButton =  new JButton("Exit");
    ebHandler = new exitButtonHandler();
    exitButton.addActionListener(ebHandler);
 
    setTitle("Choose an option");
    Container pane = getContentPane();
    pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,3));
    pane.add(fileButton);
    pane.add(commandButton);
    pane.add(exitButton);
 
    pack();
    setVisible(true);
  }
 
  private class fileButtonHandler implements ActionListener
  {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
      PrintWriter modifyInElection = new PrintWriter("inElection.txt");
      PrintWriter outElection = new PrintWriter("outElection.txt");
      Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
      int sumVotes = 0;
      for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
      {
        System.out.println("Enter the last name of the " + (i + 1) + " candidate.");
        String lastName = input.nextLine();
        modifyInElection.println(lastName);
        System.out.println("Enter the number of votes the candidate received.");
        int vote = input.nextInt();
        String dummy = input.nextLine();
        modifyInElection.println(vote);
        sumVotes += vote;
      }
      FileReader inElection = new FileReader("inElection.txt");
      Scanner inputElection = new Scanner("inElection.txt");
      String[] candidate = new String[5];
      int[] votes = new int[5];
      int i = 0;
      while(inputElection.hasNextLine())
      {
        candidate[i] = inputElection.nextLine();
        votes[i] = inputElection.nextInt();
        i++;
      }
 
      double[] votesPercent = new double[5];
      for(i = 0;i < 5;i++)
        votesPercent[i] = votes[i] / sumVotes * 100;
 
      int maxValue = 0;
      for(i = 0;i < 5;i++)
      {
        if(votes[i] > maxValue)
          maxValue = votes[i];
      }
      int j = 0;
      for(j = 0;j < 5;j++)
      {
        if(maxValue == votes[j])
          break;
      }
 
      String output = "Candidate     Votes Received     % of Total Votes";
      for(i = 0;i < 5;i++)
        output = output + candidate[i] + "             " + votes[i] + "              " + votesPercent[i] + "\n";
      output = output + "The Winner of the Election is " + candidate[j];
      outElection.println(output);
 
    }
  }
 
  private class commandButtonHandler implements ActionListener
  {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
      Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
      int sumVotes = 0;
      for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
      {
        System.out.println("Enter the last name of the " + (i + 1) + " candidate.");
        lastNames[i] = input.nextLine();
        System.out.println("Enter the number of votes the candidate received.");
        int votes = input.nextInt();
        String dummy = input.nextLine();
        votesArray[i] = votes;
        sumVotes += votes;
      }
      double[] votesPercent = new double[5];
      for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
        votesPercent[i] = votesArray[i] / sumVotes * 100;
 
      int maxValue = 0;
      for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
      {
        if(votesArray[i] > maxValue)
          maxValue = votesArray[i];
      }
      int j = 0;
      for(j = 0;j < 5;j++)
      {
        if(maxValue == votesArray[j])
          break;
      }
 
      String output = "Candidate     Votes Reveived     % of Total Votes\n";
      for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
        output = output + lastNames[i] + "             " + votesArray[i] + "              " + votesPercent[i] + "\n";
      output = output + "The Winner of the Election is " + lastNames[j];
      System.out.println(output);
    }
  }
 
  private class exitButtonHandler implements ActionListener
  {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
      System.exit(0);
    }
  }
 
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
  {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
                                 {
      public void run()
      {
        new Election();
      }
    });
  }
}

I get a file not found exception error whenever I compile that appears on the two PrintWriter lines and the FileReader line.

Edit: Here is the error message.
3 errors found:
--------------
*** Errors ***
--------------
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 47]
Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 48]
Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 62]
Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException

I put it in the original post.

I am very new to java and do not know what those do or anything. Can you give me a quick rundown?

When I put in a try catch block it then gives me the error that my PrintWriter variables cannot be resolved.

try
      {
        PrintWriter modifyInElection = new PrintWriter("inElection.txt");
        PrintWriter outElection = new PrintWriter("outElection.txt");
      }
      catch(FileNotFoundException d)
      {
        System.out.println("FileNotFoundException");
      }
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
      int sumVotes = 0;
      for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
      {
        System.out.println("Enter the last name of the " + (i + 1) + " candidate.");
        String lastName = input.nextLine();
        modifyInElection.println(lastName);
        System.out.println("Enter the number of votes the candidate received.");
        int vote = input.nextInt();
        String dummy = input.nextLine();
        modifyInElection.println(vote);
        sumVotes += vote;
      }

And Error:
4 errors found:
--------------
*** Errors ***
--------------
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 62]
Error: modifyInElection cannot be resolved
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 66]
Error: modifyInElection cannot be resolved
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 102]
Error: outElection cannot be resolved
File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 104]
Error: outElection cannot be resolved

I'm still not sure what you mean. I'm very new to java and do not know what you mean.

I'm mostly confused on what to put inside the try block.