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Create a class called BarChart that displays a series of asterisks (*) for a specific number.

Dear Java Gurus,
I have an assignment where I need your help.
This is the Question:
Create a class called BarChart that displays a series of asterisks (*) for a specific number. The class’s constructor should have one integer parameter that represents the number of asterisks to display. The class should also have a method called displayBar that displays the series of asterisks.

Create a second class called BarChartTester that contains the mainmethod. The method should ask the user fora number and use the BarChart class to create a BarChart object that displays the appropriate number of asterisks. This should be repeated five times.

The BarChartTester class should produce the following example input/output:
Enter a number: 5
*****
Enter a number: 15
***************
Enter a number: 7
*******
Enter a number: 3
***
Enter a number: 23
***********************

I have attached my code in the question.
I am using Netbeans
The error I am getting is :

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - illegal start of expression
at barchart.BarChart.main(BarChart.java:18)

CEHJ

That clearly tells you where the error is - your code won't compile. We can't say anything else as you haven't posted your code

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package barchart;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
 *
 * @author X
 */
public class BarChart {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        private int numberOfStars;

    public BarChart(int numberOfStars) {
        this.numberOfStars = numberOfStars;
    }

    public void displayBar() {
        
        for(int i=0;i<=5;i++);
        { 
        
        System.out.print("*");
        
        System.out.println();
    }
    
};

public class BarChartTester {
    public  void main(String [] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        int i;
         // Loop 5 times asking for a number and creating a
        // BarChart object, and calling the displayBar method

        for (i=0;i<=5;i++)
        {System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int numberOfStars = input.nextInt();
        BarChart BarChart = new BarChart(numberOfStars);
        BarChart.displayBar();
    }
    };

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CEHJ

Those should be in separate files. Please post them in separate sets of code tags

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package barchart;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
 *
 * @author X
 */
public class BarChart {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        private int numberOfStars;

    public BarChart(int numberOfStars) {
        this.numberOfStars = numberOfStars;
    }

    public void displayBar() {
        
        for(int i=0;i<=5;i++);
        { 
        
        System.out.print("*");
        
        System.out.println();
    }
    
};

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public class BarChartTester {
    public  void main(String [] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        int i;
         // Loop 5 times asking for a number and creating a
        // BarChart object, and calling the displayBar method

        for (i=0;i<=5;i++)
        {System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int numberOfStars = input.nextInt();
        BarChart BarChart = new BarChart(numberOfStars);
        BarChart.displayBar();
    }
    };

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CEHJ

The first thing you need to do is check your curly braces. You're trying to write too much code before compiling it. You should write/compile in small increments. A class never ends in a semicolon

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Sure CEHJ...changed that.
I am wondering how to link both these classes to get the output as required.

krakatoa

/*
 * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
 * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
 
package barchart;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
 *
 * @author X
 */
public class BarChart {

int numberOfStars;

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
     
     public BarChart(int numberOfStars) {
        this.numberOfStars = numberOfStars;
    }
    
    public void displayBar() {
        
        for(int i=0;i<=5;i++);
        { 
        
        System.out.print("*");
        
        System.out.println();
    }
    
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /*private*/ int numberOfStars;

    }

    

public class BarChartTester {
    public  void main(String [] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        int i;
         // Loop 5 times asking for a number and creating a
        // BarChart object, and calling the displayBar method

        for (i=0;i<=5;i++)
        {System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int numberOfStars = input.nextInt();
        BarChart BarChart = new BarChart(numberOfStars);
        BarChart.displayBar();
    }
    }
    }
 }

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