Cannot resolve symbol problem?!?!?

[fatboyfat63]

Hi I'm just starting out on Java and when I compile the following code I get the error Cannot resolve symbol


class FloatingBarge {

// ---------------------- FIELDS ---------------------

private double length, breadth, height;

// ------------------ CONSTRUCTORS -------------------

/* Constructor */

public FloatingBarge(double newL, double newB, double newH) {
length = newL;
breadth = newB;
height = newH;
}

// --------------------- METHODS ---------------------

/* Calculate SurfaceArea */

public void calculateSurfaceArea() {

// Calculate SurfaceArea

SurfaceArea = ((2*H)*(L+B)+(L*B));
}

/* Calculate MassOfBarge */

public void calculateMassOfBarge() {

// Calculate MassOfBarge

MassOfBarge = ((2*H)*(L+B)+LB)*1.06;
}

/* Calculate Draft */

public void calculateDraft() {

// Calculate Draft

Draft = (((2*H)*(L+B)+LB)*1.06)/(L*B);
}

/* Return Draft */

public double getDraft() {
return(draft);
}
}

the ones in red are the symbols the compiler cannot resolve, any help ASAP would be much much appreciated!!! Thanks.

[Kram]

it simply means that the variables that it is pointing to (ie the H, L SurfaceArea and B ) do not exsist, you need to initiate them.

Im guessing the H means height, L means length and B means base???

so keep in mind that if you say (2 * H), like you have, all that java will do is multiply 2 by the value in the H variable, if it cant find the H variable, then it will give you the old cannot resolve symbol error

as for the SurfaceArea, is that a class? if not you should never name a variable with an uppercase name, keep it lowercase for the first letter, ie. surfaceArea

if it is a class, then you cannot assign it to equal an int,

((2*H)*(L+B)+(L*B))

will return an int (or double depending on what H, L and B are defined as)