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I'm a beginner Java programmer and I'm trying to get this code working, and I can't figure out why I can't get a main method installed so I can run it. Can someone tell me why my main method won't compile?? The error message is:
"The constructor Book Review is undefined"

Thanks, Lynn

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class BookReview extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

	private JLabel titleLabel;
	private JTextField titleTxtFd;
	private JComboBox typeCmb;
	private ButtonGroup ratingGP;
	private JButton processBnt;
	private JButton endBnt;
	private JButton clearBnt;
	private JTextArea entriesTxtAr;
	private JRadioButton excellentRdBnt;
	private JRadioButton veryGoodRdBnt;
	private JRadioButton fairRdBnt;
	private JRadioButton poorRdBnt;
	private String ratingString;
	private final String EXCELLENT = "Excellent";
	private final String VERYGOOD = "Very Good";
	private final String FAIR = "Fair";
	private final String POOR = "Poor";
	String lineSeparator = System.getProperty("line.separator");

	
public BookReview(String name) {

		super(name);
		JPanel infoPanel = new JPanel();
		titleLabel = new JLabel("Title: ");
		infoPanel.add(titleLabel);
		titleTxtFd = new JTextField(20);
		infoPanel.add(titleTxtFd);
		typeCmb = new JComboBox();
		typeCmb.addItem("Novel");
		typeCmb.addItem("Short Stories");
		typeCmb.addItem("Essays");
		typeCmb.addItem("Poems");
		typeCmb.addItem("Biography");
		typeCmb.addItem("Travelogue");
		typeCmb.addItem("Recipes");
		infoPanel.add(typeCmb);
		getContentPane().add(infoPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);

		JPanel ratingPanel = new JPanel();
		ratingGP = new ButtonGroup();
		excellentRdBnt = new JRadioButton("Excellent");
		veryGoodRdBnt = new JRadioButton("Very Good");
		fairRdBnt = new JRadioButton("Fair");
		poorRdBnt = new JRadioButton("Poor");
		ratingGP.add(excellentRdBnt);
		ratingGP.add(veryGoodRdBnt);
		ratingGP.add(fairRdBnt);
		ratingGP.add(poorRdBnt);
		ratingPanel.add(excellentRdBnt);
		ratingPanel.add(veryGoodRdBnt);
		ratingPanel.add(fairRdBnt);
		ratingPanel.add(poorRdBnt);
		getContentPane().add(ratingPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);

		JPanel actionPanel = new JPanel();
		processBnt = new JButton("process");
		endBnt = new JButton("end");
		clearBnt = new JButton("clear");
		actionPanel.add(processBnt);
		actionPanel.add(clearBnt);
		actionPanel.add(endBnt);
		getContentPane().add(actionPanel, BorderLayout.EAST);

		entriesTxtAr = new JTextArea(20, 20);
		getContentPane().add(entriesTxtAr, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

		pack();
		setVisible(true);

		processBnt.addActionListener(this);
		clearBnt.addActionListener(this);
		//(3 pts) hand write the code for registering the other 6 components
		//in the space below.  The 6 components are: endBnt, 
		//excellentRdBnt, veryGoodRdBnt, fairRdBnt, poorRdBnt,
		//and typeCmb.
		
		endBnt.addActionListener(this);
		excellentRdBnt.addActionListener(this);
		veryGoodRdBnt.addActionListener(this);
		fairRdBnt.addActionListener(this);
		poorRdBnt.addActionListener(this);
		typeCmb.addActionListener(this);

		
		addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
			public void windowClosing(WindowEvent event) {
				System.exit(0);
			}
		});
		
}
			

	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {

		Object srcObj = event.getSource();

		if (srcObj == clearBnt) {
			titleTxtFd.setText("");
			entriesTxtAr.setText("");
		} else if (srcObj == endBnt) {
			System.exit(0);
		} else if (srcObj == processBnt) {
			entriesTxtAr.append(lineSeparator +
			titleTxtFd.getText() + "  " +
			(String) typeCmb.getSelectedItem()
			+ "  " + ratingString);
		} else if (srcObj == excellentRdBnt) {
			ratingString = EXCELLENT;
		} else if (srcObj == veryGoodRdBnt) {
			ratingString = VERYGOOD;
		} else if (srcObj == fairRdBnt) {
			ratingString = FAIR;
		} else if (srcObj == poorRdBnt) {
			ratingString = POOR;
		}
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		JFrame frame = new BookReview();
	    frame.setTitle("Book Review");
	    frame.setSize(300, 150);
	    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Center the frame
	    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	    frame.setVisible(true);

	}

	
	
	
	
	
}

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Lambel

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Thank you, CEHJ. That worked. I'm still trying to understand. Do you mean that I was missing the string parameter? - which you set as "Book Review"?

Mick Barry

> public BookReview(String name) {

you constructor expects a title string to be passed to it

> JFrame frame = new BookReview();

When you create your BookReview object, you don't pass any parameter

So you need to either pass the title

JFrame frame = new BookReview("My Title");

or:

add a constructor that has no parameters

public BookReview() {
this("");
}

Lambel

ASKER

Ok, I see. Thanks much!
Lynn

Lambel

ASKER

thanks for the solution and explanation!
Lynn

CEHJ

Mick Barry

> thanks for the solution and explanation!

you marked the wrong comment as assisting :)