Javac “cannot find symbol”

Question

I\'ve the root directory like this :

├── classes
└── src
    └── vehicles
        ├── Bicycle.java
        └── BicycleMain.java

Bicycle.jav

Answer 1

I tried all the solutions here but eventually I found that the problem for me was I was using different versions of the JDK and JRE.

Check JRE version:

java -version

Check JDK version:

javac -version

Answer 2

I have solved this problem, compiling from "src".

Something like this: javac ./my_folder/my_file.java

Kind Regards

Answer 3

Just remove the package line from beginning and it'll work 100%.

Go to the folder in which files are stored via terminal and type javac *.java

There will be no need to import classes too.

Answer 4

Try deleting the line import vehicles.*; from BicycleMain.java and them compiling with javac in command line.

By the way it happens because while you are compiling in javac you are in the folder vehicles and you write a statement import vehicles.*; in BicycleMain.java which means to the compiler there is another folder vehicles within the vehicles folder which is not the case here

Answer 5

First, To compile the java source file using javac you need to specify the files to compile explicitly.

Example:

javac PathToSourceFile/FileName.java

you need not provide the path if the source file is in the current working directory.

Second, whenever java encounters import abc.xyz.ClassName; it tries to resolve abc/xyz/ClassName with respect to the classpath or current working directory.

So if you are inside the vehicles folder and compile your code, it wont compile because it will look for folder vehicles inside folder vehicles (which doesn't exist!).

but, you can do this when inside the vehicles folder

javac -cp ../ BicycleMain.java

and it should compile, because classpath will be set to the directory(../) containing vehicles. which will resolve your Bicycle class.

and then use

java -cp ../ vehicles/BicycleMain to run.