Question

I’m new to programming, I’m sorry if this is a silly mistake, but I keep getting this error "CompanyAddress.java:11: error: cannot find symbol System.out.println(testObject.getName(CompanyName));" I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

The main.

import java.util.Scanner;
public class CompanyAddress
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
     Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
     test testObject = new test();
     System.out.println("Enter name: ");
     String input = scan.nextLine();
     testObject.getName(input);
     System.out.println(testObject.getName(CompanyName));
  }
}   

my test.java

import java.util.Scanner;
public class test 
{
    String Name;

    public String getName(String CompanyName) 
    {
        Name = CompanyName;
        return Name;
    }


}

Answer 1

First of all you need to declare your variable companyName, before passing it to your method.

Secondly, your method: –

public String getName(String CompanyName) 
{
    Name = CompanyName;
    return Name;
}

Seems strange to me. You are using the same method as getter and setter.

You should have separate setter and getter: –

public void setName(String companyName) {
    name = companyName;
}

public String getName() {
    return name;
}

And invoke them separately.

testObject.setName(companyName);

System.out.println(testObject.getName());

Just a suggestion: –

Follow Java Naming Convention. Field names and method names should start with lowercase alphabet.