Please! shed light on this one error

Question

Can someone please help me with this one error. When I compile and for the life of me can't figure out why the readInput is wrong.
My program is to read using vector pulling up PetRecords by name and sorting.
The following is my code
<import java.util.*;
public class PetRecordsSortedByName
public static void main(String[] args)
Vector pet = new Vector();
char repeat = 'y';
String pause = null;
while(repeat == 'y' || repeat == 'Y')
PetRecord nextPet = new PetRecord();
nextPet.readInput();
pet.addElement(nextPet);
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Enter another pet record: (y for yes): ");
repeat = SavitchIn.readLineNonwhiteChar();
boolean sorted = false;
int iterations = pet.size() - 1;
while(!sorted && iterations > 0)
sorted = true;
for (int i = 0; i < iterations; ++i)
if((((PetRecord)pet.elementAt(i)).getName()).compareTo(
((PetRecord)pet.elementAt(i + 1)).getName()) > 0 )
PetRecord temp = new PetRecord();
temp = (PetRecord)pet.elementAt(i);
pet.setElementAt((PetRecord)(pet.elementAt(i + 1)), i);
pet.setElementAt(temp, i + 1);
sorted = false;
--iterations;
for(int i = 0; i < pet.size(); ++i)
System.out.println();
System.out.println((PetRecord)pet.elementAt(i));
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Hit enter to continue.");
pause = SavitchIn.readLine();
<<<<<THIS IS THE COMPILING ERROR>>>>>>>>
C:\My Documents\Java Homework\ch10\PetRecordsSortedByName.java:13:
cannot resolve symbol symbol : method readInput ()
location: class PetRecord nextPet.readInput();
^
1 error
Tool completed with exit code 1

Answer 1

OOPS SORRY
HERE IT IS
Class for basic pet records: name, age, and weight.
public class PetRecord
private String name;
private int age;//in years
private double weight;//in pounds
public void writeOutput( )
System.out.println("Name: " + name);
System.out.println("Age: " + age + " years");
System.out.println("Weight: " + weight + " pounds");
public PetRecord(String initialName, int initialAge,
double initialWeight)
name = initialName;
if ((initialAge < 0) || (initialWeight < 0))
System.out.println("Error: Negative age or weight.");
System.exit(0);
else
age = initialAge;
weight = initialWeight;
public void set(String newName, int newAge, double newWeight)
name = newName;
if ((newAge < 0) || (newWeight < 0))
System.out.println("Error: Negative age or weight.");
System.exit(0);
else
age = newAge;
weight = newWeight;
public PetRecord(String initialName)
name = initialName;
age = 0;
weight = 0;
public void set(String newName)
name = newName; //age and weight are unchanged.
public PetRecord(int initialAge)
name = "No name yet.";
weight = 0;
if (initialAge < 0)
System.out.println("Error: Negative age.");
System.exit(0);
else
age = initialAge;
public void set(int newAge)
if (newAge < 0)
System.out.println("Error: Negative age.");
System.exit(0);
else
age = newAge;
//name and weight are unchanged.
public PetRecord(double initialWeight)
name = "No name yet";
age = 0;
if (initialWeight < 0)
System.out.println("Error: Negative weight.");
System.exit(0);
else
weight = initialWeight;
public void set(double newWeight)
if (newWeight < 0)
System.out.println("Error: Negative weight.");
System.exit(0);
else
weight = newWeight; //name and age are unchanged.
public PetRecord( )
name = "No name yet.";
age = 0;
weight = 0;
public String getName( )
return name;
public int getAge( )
return age;
public double getWeight( )
return weight;