Setter/Getter method issues

[Justin Bodin]

So another question. This is my first time trying to user setter/getter methods and cannot figure out why I am getting "cannot find symbol" each time I try to use the set or get method from another class.
I don't know if it's a small error I am missing or an entire concept I am not grasping. I will paste the code. The program is supposed to get name, weekly pay, and weekly hours worked from user and store that info in the methods in "Payroll1" That file is compiling fine, but my EmpInfo.java is giving the errors I explained.

Thanks for any help you all can offer me.

Payroll1.java

   
//Author: Justin Bodin
//Date Modified: 10-31-2009
//Purpose: Hold information input by user (name, pay rate, and hours worked)
//File: Payroll1.java


class Payroll1
{ 

	String userName;  //declaring my String variable
	double userRate;
	double userTime;
	
	public Payroll1 () //here is my constuctor
	{ 

		userName = ""; //assigning empty value to the variable
		userRate = 0;
		userTime = 0;
		
		
	} //end Payroll1 method	
	
	public void setName (String name)
	{
		
		userName = name;  //assigns user input name to userName variable
		
	} //end setName	method
	
	public void setRate (double rate)
	{
		
		userRate = rate;  //assigns user input name to userName variable
		
	} //end setRate	method
	
	public void setTime (double time)
	{
		
		userTime = time;  //assigns user input name to userName variable
		
	} //end setTime	method
		
	public String getName ()
	{
		
		return userName;
		
	} // end getName method
	
	public double getRate ()
	{
		
		return userRate;
		
	} // end getRate method

	public double getTime()
	{
		
		return userTime;
		
	} // end getTime method
	
} //end class Payroll
 

EmpInfo.java

  
//Author: Justin Bodin
//Date Modified: 10-31-2009
//Purpose: Obtain user input, and output that information accordingly (using methods from Payroll1.java)
//File: EmpInfo.java


import java.util.Scanner;

class EmpInfo
{ 

	public static void main( String[] args ) //method 'main' begins Java program
	{ 

		Scanner input = new Scanner ( System.in ); //declare new Scanner - input


		Payroll1 display = new Payroll1(); //creating object from "Payroll1" class enabling me to use public methods from that class
		
		String myName = "";  //declare employee's name
		double time = 0.0; //declare employee's hours worked for the week
		double rate = 0.0; //declare employee's hourly rate of pay

		System.out.println( "Please enter employee's name, or enter stop to exit: " ); //prompt user for their name, or stop to exit the program
		
		
		while (! ( myName = input.nextLine() ).equalsIgnoreCase( "stop" ) ) //this initializes the name variable and sentinel stop
		{ 
			display.setName(myName);
			
			System.out.println( "Please enter the hourly pay rate of the employee: " ); //prompt user for their pay
			rate = input.nextDouble(); //store employee's pay rate
			display.setRate(rate);
			
			
			while ( rate <= 0 ) //while loop will ensure that the rate the user enters is valid
			{
				System.out.println( "Please input a valid hourly rate: " ); //if value entered is invalid, this will prompt user for new input
				rate = input.nextDouble();
				display.setRate(rate);
				
			}
			
			System.out.println( "Please enter the number of hours worked this week: " ); //prompt
			time = input.nextDouble(); //store employee's time
			display.setTime(time);
			
		
			while ( time < 0 ) //this while loop will ensure that the rate the user enters is valid
			{
				System.out.println( "Please input a valid number of weekly hours: " ); //if value entered is invalid, this will prompt user for new input
				time = input.nextDouble();
				display.setTime(time);
			}
				
			 System.out.println("Student Name:       " + display.getName());  //prints the employee's name
				
			System.out.printf( " earns $%.2f per week.", //prints the employee's name and weekly wage.
					time * rate );
			
			
			System.out.println( "Please enter the next employee's name, or enter stop to exit: " ); //prompt for next employee's name
				input.nextLine();  
		
		} //end while loop
		
	
	} //end main

} //end class Payroll

The output will not be working correctly yet, as I am trying to figure that out as well.

Thanks again

[Janeice DelVecchio]

I compiled fine. Try putting it in a directory together and using the command:

javac *.java   

Edit: I also ran it, it seems to work okay so far. Good job!

The compiler needs to be able to "find" all the methods called at compile-time.... I'm pretty sure. That's why it won't compile separately.

[Sachin Joshi]

Also it will be good to keep the current directory in CLASSPATH. you can add it like

Windows:

set CLASSPATH=.

Linux:

export CLASSPATH=.

[Justin Bodin]

Thanks for the prompt replies guys, I really appreciate it.

[Campbell Ritchie]

If you need to do anything with your CLASSPATH, it might be because your system CLASSPATH has previously been set incorrectly. It is usually unnecessary to do anything with your system CLASSPATH