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    Default Constructor Undefined?

    Hello,

    I am very new to Java, and I keep running into problems with constructors. Specifically, I am having trouble with this class & driver:

    <
    public class TestScores
    {
      private int score1;
      private int score2;
      private int score3;
    // Declares scores 1, 2, and 3 as private integer attributes
     
      public TestScore(int s1, int s2, int s3) // Creates a constructor that accepts 3 arguments
      {
        score1 = s1;
        score2 = s2;
        score3 = s3;
      }
     
      public void setScore1(int s1) // Creats a mutator method that sets score1 (s1)
      {
        score1 = s1;
      }
     
      public void setScore2(int s2) // Creats a mutator method that sets score2 (s2)
      {
        score2 = s2;
      }
     
      public void setScore3(int s3) // Creats a mutator method that sets score3 (s3)
      {
        score3 = s3;
      }
     
      public int getScore1() // Creates an accessor method that gets score1
      {
        return score1;
      }
     
      public int getScore2() // Creates an accessor method that gets score2
      {
        return score2;
      }
     
      public int getScore3() // Creates an accessor method that gets score3
      {
        return score3;
      }
     
      public char getLetterGrade() /* This method determines a letter grade average
                                    * based on the 3 scores entered */
      {
        char grade;
        int score;
        score = (score1*score2*score3) / 3
     
        if (score < 60)
          grade = 'F';
        else if (score < 70)
          grade = 'D';
        else if (score < 80)
          grade = 'C';
        else if (score = < 90)
          grade = 'B';
        else
          grade = 'A';
     
        return grade;
     
      }
    }
    >


    <
    import java.util.Scanner;  // Imports the Scanner class
     
    public class TestScoreDriver
     
    /* This program uses the TestScores class to determine
     * the letter grade calculated by the average of
     * the three test scores entered*/
     
    {
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
        int testScore1, testScore2, testScore3; // Each variable holds 1 test score
        char letterGrade; // Holds a letter grade
     
        // Creates a Scanner object to read input
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
     
        // Get the first test score
        System.out.println("Enter your first numeric test score");
        testScore1 = keyboard.nextInt();
     
        // Get the second test score
        System.out.println("Enter your second numeric test score");
        testScore2 = keyboard.nextInt();
     
        // Get the third test score
        System.out.println("Enter your third numeric test score");
        testScore3 = keyboard.nextInt();
     
        // Create a TestScores object with the numeric scores
        TestScores test = new TestScores(testScore1, testScore2, testScore3);
     
        // Get the letter grade of the test average
        letterGrade = test.getLetterGrade();
     
        // Display the grade
        System.out.println("Your test average grade is " + test.getLetterGrade());
      }
    }
    >

    The error message says "The constructor TestScores(int, int, int) is undefined"

    I don't understand this. Please help?


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    Default Re: Constructor Undefined?

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:
    [code=java]
    <YOUR CODE HERE>
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.

    constructor TestScores(int, int, int) is undefined
    The compiler can not find the definition for a constructor in the TestScores that takes 3 int values.
    Look at the TestScores class and look at its constuctors to see what are available.

    A class can have many different constructors each of which take different arguments.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Constructor Undefined?

    The class has the constructor
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    public TestScore(int s1, int s2, int s3) 
      {
        score1 = s1;
        score2 = s2;
        score3 = s3;
      }
    >


    --- Update ---

    I just found the error in my program. It was simply a syntax error in my constructor! Thank you.

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    Default Re: Constructor Undefined?

    What error messages do you get when you compile the class? Do you get more than the one that you posted? I get lots of errors from the posted code. Did you post the current version of the code for the class?
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Constructor Undefined?

    After fixing the constructor error, I found many more problems within my code. Luckily, I was able to quickly figure them out. They were just minor errors. The code now works. But thank you!

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