Re: question code of java

From:
Ian Wilson <scobloke2@infotop.co.uk>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:52:17 +0100
Message-ID:
<46273bdc$0$10739$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>
mak wrote:

Hi , how are you , i need your help !I wrote a java application and it
appears an error such as
'cannot find symbol class format '.
The code is :
//NameDialog.java
//Basic input with a dialog box
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class NameDialog{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        //prompt user to enter name
        String name=JOptionPane.showInputDialog("What is your name?");
        //create the message
        String message=new String.format("Welcome,%s,to Java
programming",name);


You appear to be confusing two different things: a constructor and a
static method.
              new String();
              String.format(format, args);
Try omitting the "new"
              String message=String.format(
                      "Welcome,%s,to Java programming", name);

         //display the message to welcome the user by name
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,message);

    }//end main
}//end class NameDialog

Could you give me your valuable help please ?I will appreciate it very
much!

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