Re: How do I do this?
tim@nocomment.com wrote:
Here is the code I am trying to run. I am getting the error specified
after the code. I don't understand why I have to do so much for such a
basic thing but none the less...
package test;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
public class Map {
public static void main (String[] args) {
TreeMap map = new TreeMap ();
map.put ("ccc", "third.6");
map.put ("bb3", "second.3");
map.put ("bb2", "second.2");
map.put ("bb1", "second.1");
map.put ("aaa", "third");
Iterator i = map.entrySet().iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry)i.next();
if (e != null) {
String key = (String)e.getKey();
if (key != null && key.length() > 0) {
String value = (String)e.getValue();
} // end if key not null
} // end if entry not null
} // end while
}
}
I am getting the error:
Map.Entry cannot be resolved to a type
I am importing Map.Entry. Anyone have any ideas as to what is causing
this?
Possibly the fact that you are declaring a class Map, so the compiler is
going to look for a class Entry inside it?
If that is the problem, it can be fixed by either fully qualifying:
java.util.Map.Entry
or by picking a better name for your class. It is presumably some
particular type of map that you are implementing, not the overall
general concept of map.
Patricia
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