Symbol not found error

**ayuda96** · July 25th, 2012, 03:20 PM

Hello, When I execute my code, it comes up with this error.

symbol  : variable type
location: class Employee2
		return type;
		       ^
\\puma\home\\Employee2.java:53: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable type
location: class Employee2
		type = "salaried";
		^
\\puma\home\\Employee2.java:55: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable type
location: class Employee2
		type = "hourly";
		^
\\puma\home\\Employee2.java:59: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable type
location: class Employee2
	if(type == "salary") {
	   ^
\\puma\home\\Employee2.java:68: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable type
location: class Employee2
	} else if (type == "hourly") {
	           ^
\\puma\home\\Employee2.java:75: cannot find symbol
symbol  : variable type
location: class Employee2
	Employee2 Employee1 = new Employee2(name, type, rate, hours, salary, bonusPay);
	                                          ^
6 errors
 
Process completed.

Here is my code:

import java.util.*;
 
 
 
public class Employee2 {
	//Varibales
		private static double salary, rate, hours, weeklyPay = 0;
	private static String name;
	private static String typeH;
	static boolean bonusPay = false;
 
	//Constructor creates Employee object
	public Employee2(String name, String status, double hours, double rate, double salary, boolean bonusPay) {
		if (status == "salaried") {
			this.salary = salary;
			if(bonusPay == true) {
				salary = salary * 1.1;
			}
		} else {
			this.rate = rate;
			this.hours = hours;
			if(hours > 40) { //calculates and adds overtime pay
				weeklyPay = (hours - 40) * (2*(salary)) + 40 * salary;
			} else {
				weeklyPay = rate * hours;
			}
 
		}
	}
	//Methods to obtain information about a specific employee
	private double getWeeklyPay() {
		return weeklyPay;
	}private String getName() {
		return name;
	}private double getSalary() {
		return salary;
	}private String getType() {
		return type;
	}private double getHours() {
		return hours;
	}private double getRate() {
		return rate;
	}
 
	private void printData(Employee2 x) {
 
	}
public static void main(String[] args) {
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Hello! Welcome to Employee Database");
	System.out.println("If Employee is salaried enter S. Otherwise enter H for hourly");
	if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("s")) {
		type = "salaried";
	} else if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("h")) {
		type = "hourly";
	}
	System.out.println("Enter Employee's full name");
	name = input.nextLine();
	if(type == "salary") {
		System.out.println("Enter weekly salary");
		salary = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter Y if employee receives a bonus of 10%, otherwise enter N");
		if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("y")) {
			bonusPay = true;
		} else {
			bonusPay = false;
		}
	} else if (type == "hourly") {
		System.out.println("Enter hourly pay");
		rate = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter # of hours");
		hours = input.nextDouble();
 
	}
	Employee2 Employee1 = new Employee2(name, type, rate, hours, salary, bonusPay);
 
	 System.out.println();
   	 System.out.println("\t  Name          Status              Hours             Rate             Weekly Pay Amount");
   	 System.out.println("\t======================================================================");
   	 System.out.println(Employee1.getName() +              Employee1.getType() +          Employee1.getHours()             + Employee1.getRate()         + Employee1.getWeeklyPay());
   	 System.out.println();
    }
 
}

All help is appreciated thank you in advance;

**aussiemcgr** · July 25th, 2012, 03:26 PM

There is no variable named type, perhaps you meant to use typeH instead.
Also, it is almost never a good idea to compare String with ==. String are objects, so you should use the .equals() method instead.

**ayuda96** · July 25th, 2012, 03:41 PM

now I'm gettinga null pointer at line 53 (typeH = "salaried"

import java.util.*;
 
 
 
public class Employee2 {
	//Varibales
		private static double salary, rate, hours, weeklyPay = 0;
	private static String name;
	private static String typeH;
	static boolean bonusPay = false;
 
	//Constructor creates Employee object
	public Employee2(String name, String status, double hours, double rate, double salary, boolean bonusPay) {
		if (status.equals("salaried")) {
			this.salary = salary;
			if(bonusPay == true) {
				salary = salary * 1.1;
			}
		} else {
			this.rate = rate;
			this.hours = hours;
			if(hours > 40) { //calculates and adds overtime pay
				weeklyPay = (hours - 40) * (2*(salary)) + 40 * salary;
			} else {
				weeklyPay = rate * hours;
			}
 
		}
	}
	//Methods to obtain information about a specific employee
	private double getWeeklyPay() {
		return weeklyPay;
	}private String getName() {
		return name;
	}private double getSalary() {
		return salary;
	}private String getType() {
		return type;
	}private double getHours() {
		return hours;
	}private double getRate() {
		return rate;
	}
 
	private void printData(Employee2 x) {
 
	}
public static void main(String[] args) {
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Hello! Welcome to Employee Database");
	System.out.println("If Employee is salaried enter S. Otherwise enter H for hourly");
	if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("s")) {
		typeH = "salaried";
	} else if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("h")) {
		typeH = "hourly";
	}
	System.out.println("Enter Employee's full name");
	name = input.nextLine();
	if(typeH.equals("salaried")) {
		System.out.println("Enter weekly salary");
		salary = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter Y if employee receives a bonus of 10%, otherwise enter N");
		if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("y")) {
			bonusPay = true;
		} else {
			bonusPay = false;
		}
	} else if (	typeH.equals("hourly")) {
		System.out.println("Enter hourly pay");
		rate = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter # of hours");
		hours = input.nextDouble();
 
	}
	Employee2 Employee1 = new Employee2(name, type, rate, hours, salary, bonusPay);
 
	 System.out.println();
   	 System.out.println("\t  Name          Status              Hours             Rate             Weekly Pay Amount");
   	 System.out.println("\t======================================================================");
   	 System.out.println(Employee1.getName() +              Employee1.getType() +          Employee1.getHours()             + Employee1.getRate()         + Employee1.getWeeklyPay());
   	 System.out.println();
    }
 
}

**aussiemcgr** · July 25th, 2012, 03:46 PM

Most likely because typeH has not been initalized. Look at this code:

if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("s")) {
		typeH = "salaried";
	} else if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("h")) {
		typeH = "hourly";
	}

The Scanner.nextLine() method moves the pointer. So every time you call the nextLine() method, you are getting a different line. Is that what you intend on doing? What you should do is create a local String variable called line, or something, set line = input.nextLine(), and then use that in your if/else statements instead.

**ayuda96** · July 25th, 2012, 04:14 PM

Thank you for your response, it is appreciated.
I have a further problem.

import java.util.*;
 
 
 
public class Employee2 {
	//Varibales
		private static double salary, rate, hours, weeklyPay = 0;
	private static String name;
	private static String typeH;
	static boolean bonusPay = false;
 
	//Constructor creates Employee object
	public Employee2(String name, String status, double hours, double rate, double salary, boolean bonusPay) {
		if (status.equals("salaried")) {
			this.salary = salary;
			if(bonusPay == true) {
				salary = salary * 1.1;
			}
		} else {
			this.rate = rate;
			this.hours = hours;
			if(hours > 40) { //calculates and adds overtime pay
				weeklyPay = (hours - 40) * (2*(salary)) + 40 * salary;
			} else {
				weeklyPay = rate * hours;
			}
 
		}
	}
	//Methods to obtain information about a specific employee
	private double getWeeklyPay() {
		return weeklyPay;
	}private String getName() {
		return name;
	}private double getSalary() {
		return salary;
	}private String getType() {
		return type;
	}private double getHours() {
		return hours;
	}private double getRate() {
		return rate;
	}
 
	private void printData(Employee2 x) {
 
	}
public static void main(String[] args) {
	Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
	private string line;
	System.out.println("Hello! Welcome to Employee Database");
	System.out.println("If Employee is salaried enter S. Otherwise enter H for hourly");
	line = input.nextLine();
	if(line.toLowerCase().contains("h")) {
		line = "salaried";
	} else if()) {
		line = "hourly";
	}
	System.out.println("Enter Employee's full name");
	name = input.nextLine();
	if(line.equals("salaried")) {
		System.out.println("Enter weekly salary");
		salary = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter Y if employee receives a bonus of 10%, otherwise enter N");
		if(input.nextLine().toLowerCase().contains("y")) {
			bonusPay = true;
		} else {
			bonusPay = false;
		}
	} else if (	line.equals("hourly")) {
		System.out.println("Enter hourly pay");
		rate = input.nextDouble();
		System.out.println("Enter # of hours");
		hours = input.nextDouble();
 
	}
	Employee2 Employee1 = new Employee2(name, type, rate, hours, salary, bonusPay);
 
	 System.out.println();
   	 System.out.println("\t  Name          Status              Hours             Rate             Weekly Pay Amount");
   	 System.out.println("\t======================================================================");
   	 System.out.println(Employee1.getName() +              Employee1.getType() +          Employee1.getHours()             + Employee1.getRate()         + Employee1.getWeeklyPay());
   	 System.out.println();
    }
 
}

When i execute it.
--------------------Configuration: <Default>--------------------
Hello! Welcome to Employee Database
If Employee is salaried enter S. Otherwise enter H for hourly
h

it stays at this indefinitely, so there is something wrong with the if loops

**aussiemcgr** · July 25th, 2012, 04:48 PM

That shouldn't even compile.

} else if()) {

Not only is the if statement empty, but there is an extra bracket.
Furthermore:

private string line;

string should be a capital S: String

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