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    Default cannoot find symbol

    Hi.
    What's wrong with:
    	public void showResults(Info[] queue,int k)
    	{
     
    		String results = "";
    		for(int i =0;i<queue.length;++i)
    		if(nameChecked)
    		  results += queue[i].name;
    		if(archChecked)
    		    results += queue[i].arch;
    		if(versionChecked)
    		    results += queue[i].version; 
    	}
    I cannot understand compiler hints

    EDIT:
    sysinfoHooshi.java:162: cannot find symbol
    symbol : variable i
    location: class sysinfoHooshi
    results += queue[i].arch;
    ^


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    Default Re: cannoot find symbol

    Again, the compiler doesn't "hint" anything. It gives you very specific errors.

    What symbol can't it find? You'll have much better luck if you post an MCVE instead of incomplete code.
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    Default Re: cannoot find symbol

    The error message is pretty clear, the variable "i" is never defined when you try to use it. Just look at your code very closely, and you will see that i is not visible everywhere where it is used.
    This would be your code with proper brackets:
    	public void showResults(Info[] queue,int k)
    	{
     
    		String results = "";
    		for(int i =0;i<queue.length;++i) {
    			if(nameChecked)
    			  results += queue[i].name;
    		}
    		if(archChecked)
    		    results += queue[i].arch;
    		if(versionChecked)
    		    results += queue[i].version; 
    	}

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    Default Re: cannoot find symbol

    Quote Originally Posted by Cornix View Post
    The error message is pretty clear, the variable "i" is never defined when you try to use it. Just look at your code very closely, and you will see that i is not visible everywhere where it is used.
    This would be your code with proper brackets:
    	public void showResults(Info[] queue,int k)
    	{
     
    		String results = "";
    		for(int i =0;i<queue.length;++i) {
    			if(nameChecked)
    			  results += queue[i].name;
    		}
    		if(archChecked)
    		    results += queue[i].arch;
    		if(versionChecked)
    		    results += queue[i].version; 
    	}
    Eh...I haven't defined it?Look inside for-loop...I have. haven't I? I have.....seemingly, unless it goes out of scope

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    Default Re: cannoot find symbol

    Quote Originally Posted by hooshdar3 View Post
    unless it goes out of scope
    It does. This is why you should always use curly brackets with if statements and for loops.
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    Default Re: cannoot find symbol

    Quote Originally Posted by hooshdar3 View Post
    Eh...I haven't defined it?Look inside for-loop...I have. haven't I? I have.....seemingly, unless it goes out of scope
    Look at my correction of your code, you might notice that the line:
    results += queue[i].arch;
    tries to use a variable i which has not been defined in the same scope.

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