Implementing methods in a class

Question

I have a class called Employee that uses getters and seters and methods from another project. I brought the code from the methods into the Employee class to run them in my class. It is supose to calculate an employee's monthly income plus commission and a seniority bonus based on years. When I compile the class I get errors. I was wondering if you java experts can look and see what my problem is. Here is the code and errors, thanks...
public class Employee
     private String firstName, lastName,
          address, city, state,zipCode;
     private short seniority = 0;
     private double baseSalary = 500;
     private Company company;
     //constructor
     public Employee(String fn, String ln, String a, String c, String s,
          String zc, short newSeniority, double newBs, Company newCompany){
          firstName = fn;
          lastName = ln;
          address = a;
          city = c;
          state = s;
          zipCode = zc;
          seniority = newSeniority;
          baseSalary = newBs;
          company = newCompany;
     public Employee(){
          firstName = "";
          lastName = "";
          address = "";
          city = "";
          state = "";
          zipCode = "";
     public double computeCommision(double weeklyPay) {
          double thisCommission;   
       if(weeklyPay < baseSalary)
              thisCommission = 0.00;   
       else if(weeklyPay < 1000.00)
          thisCommission = weeklyPay * .05;   
       else if(weeklyPay < 5000.00)
          thisCommission = weeklyPay * .08;   
       else if(weeklyPay >= 5000.00)
          thisCommission = weeklyPay * .10 + 400;   
       else thisCommission = 0.00;  
       return thisCommission;
     public double bonus(double weeklyPay, int yearsWorked) {
          short seniority;
        double thisCommission = computeCommission(weeklyPay);
        if (yearsWorked >= 2) // No bonus for less than two years
             seniority = (weeklyPay * yearsWorked)/100;
        return seniority;
     public double payroll() {
          double payroll = 0.0, pay, commission, bonus, years;
        System.out.println("\nPlease enter the years you have worked for this company:");
        int response = MyInput.readInt();
        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        System.out.println("\nPlease enter you salary for week "  + (i+1) + ": ");
        pay = MyInput.readDouble();
        commission =  computeCommission(pay);
        bonus = bonus((commission + pay), response);
        payroll = payroll + pay + commission + bonus;     
        return payroll;
     public String getFirstName() { return firstName; }
     public void setFirstName(String fn) { firstName = fn; }
     public String getLastName() { return lastName; }
     public void setLastName(String ln) { lastName = ln; }
     public String getAddress() { return address; }
     public void setAddress(String a) { address = a; }
     public String getCity() { return city; }
     public void setCity(String c) { city = c; }
     public String getState() { return state; }
     public void setState(String s)     { state = s; }
     public String getZipCode()     { return zipCode; }
     public void setZipCode(String zc) { zipCode = zc; }
     public short getSeniority() { return seniority; }
     public void setSeniority(short newSeniority) { seniority = newSeniority; }
     public double getBaseSalary() { return baseSalary; }
     public void setBaseSalary(double newBs) { baseSalary = newBs; }
     public Company getCompany() { return company; } //getter method for company in company class
     public void setBank(Company newCompany) { company = newCompany; }
}   and the errors are :
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Employee.java:59: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method computeCommission (double)
location: class Employee
double thisCommission = computeCommission(weeklyPay);
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Employee.java:62: possible loss of precision
found : double
required: short
seniority = (weeklyPay * yearsWorked)/100;
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Employee.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Employee
int response = MyInput.readInt();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Employee.java:75: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Employee
pay = MyInput.readDouble();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Employee.java:76: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method computeCommission (double)
location: class Employee
commission = computeCommission(pay);
^
5 errors

Answer 1

ok, sorry. I wasnt clear on what you were saying. MyInput.java is in the same folder when I compiled it. I changed my code around a little, changed some variables so it was easier for me to understand. I am still getting several errors after I wrote code for the Project which I called project5. Not sure where I am going wrong but I will post my classes and main to see if anyone can help me out.
//Company class
public class Company
    private String companyName;
     private String companyAddress;
     private String companyCity;
     private String companyState;
     private String companyZip ;
     //Constructor method
     public Company(String cn, String ca, String cc, String cs, String cz) {
          companyName = cn;         
          companyAddress = ca;         
          companyCity = cc;         
          companyState = cs;         
          companyZip = cz;
    public Company(){
         companyName = "";
         companyAddress = "";
         companyCity = "";
         companyState = "";
         companyZip = "";
     public String getName() { return companyName; }
    public void setName(String cn) { companyName = cn; }
     public String getAddress() { return companyAddress; }
    public void setAddress(String ca){ companyAddress = ca; }
    public String getCity() { return companyCity; }
    public void setCity(String cc) { companyCity = cc; }     
    public String getState() { return companyState; }     
    public void setState(String cs) { companyState = cs; }
    public String getZip()     { return companyZip; }     
    public void setZip(String cz) { companyZip = cz; }
//Employee class
public class Employee
     private String employeeFName, employeeLName,employeeAddress,
          employeeCity, employeeState, employeeZip;
     private short seniority = 0;
     private double baseSalary = 500;
     private Company company;
     //constructor
     public Employee(String efn, String eln, String ea, String ec, String es,
          String ez, short newSeniority, double newBs, Company newCompany){
          employeeFName = efn;
          employeeLName = eln;
          employeeAddress = ea;
          employeeCity = ec;
          employeeState = es;
          employeeZip = ez;
          seniority = newSeniority;
          baseSalary = newBs;
          company = newCompany;
     public Employee(){
          employeeFName = "";
          employeeLName = "";
          employeeAddress = "";
          employeeCity = "";
          employeeState = "";
          employeeZip = "";
     public double computeCommission(double weeklyPay) {
          double thisCommission;   
       if(weeklyPay < baseSalary)
              thisCommission = 0.00;   
       else if(weeklyPay < 1000.00)
          thisCommission = weeklyPay * .05;   
       else if(weeklyPay < 5000.00)
          thisCommission = weeklyPay * .08;   
       else if(weeklyPay >= 5000.00)
          thisCommission = weeklyPay * .10 + 400;   
       else thisCommission = 0.00;  
       return thisCommission;
     public double bonus(double weeklyPay, int yearsWorked) {
          short seniority;
        double thisCommission = computeCommission(weeklyPay);
        if (yearsWorked >= 2) // No bonus for less than two years
             seniority = (short) ((weeklyPay * yearsWorked)/100);
        return seniority;
     public double payroll() {
          double payroll = 0.0, pay, commission, bonus, years;
        System.out.println("\nPlease enter the years you have worked for this company:");
        int response = MyInput.readInt();
        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        System.out.println("\nPlease enter you salary for week "  + (i+1) + ": ");
        pay = MyInput.readDouble();
        commission =  computeCommission(pay);
        bonus = bonus((commission + pay), response);
        payroll = payroll + pay + commission + bonus;     
        return payroll;
     public String getFirstName() { return employeeFName; }
     public void setFirstName(String efn) { employeeFName = efn; }
     public String getLastName() { return employeeLName; }
     public void setLastName(String eln) { employeeLName = eln; }
     public String getAddress() { return employeeAddress; }
     public void setAddress(String ea) { employeeAddress = ea; }
     public String getCity() { return employeeCity; }
     public void setCity(String ec) { employeeCity = ec; }
     public String getState() { return employeeState; }
     public void setState(String es)     { employeeState = es; }
     public String getZipCode()     { return employeeZip; }
     public void setZipCode(String ez) { employeeZip = ez; }
     public short getSeniority() { return seniority; }
     public void setSeniority(short newSeniority) { seniority = newSeniority; }
     public double getBaseSalary() { return baseSalary; }
     public void setBaseSalary(double newBs) { baseSalary = newBs; }
     public Company getCompany() { return company; } //getter method for company in company class
     public void setBank(Company newCompany) { company = newCompany; }
public class Project5 { //Beginning of class Project5
public static void main (String args[]) { //Beginning of main
        //Company
        String companyName = "";
        String companyAddress = "";
        String companyCity = "";
        String companyState = "";
        String companyZip = "";
        // Creates a new Company object called aCompany
        Company aCompany = new Company( companyName, companyAddress,
             companyCity, companyState, companyZip );
        // Prompts user about information about company
        // and sets fields for the Company object.
        System.out.println( "***Company Information***" );
        System.out.println( "Please enter information about company:");
        System.out.println();
        System.out.print( "Company name: " );
        companyName = MyInput.readString();
        aCompany.setName( companyName );
        System.out.print( "Company address: " );
        companyAddress = MyInput.readString();
        aCompany.setAddress( companyAddress );
        System.out.print( "Company city: " );
        companyCity = MyInput.readString();
        aCompany.setCity( companyCity );
        System.out.print( "Company state: " );
        companyState = MyInput.readString();
        aCompany.setState( companyState );
        System.out.print( "Company zip: " );
        companyZip = MyInput.readString();
        aCompany.setZip( companyZip );
        System.out.println();
        // Employee
        String employeeFName = "";
        String employeeLName = "";
        short seniority = 0;
        String employeeAddress = "";
        String employeeCity = "";
        String employeeState = "";
        String employeeZip = "";
        // Creates a new Employee object called anEmployee who works for the above company.
        Employee anEmployee = new Employee( employeeFName,employeeLName, seniority,
             employeeAddress, employeeCity, employeeState, employeeZip, aCompany );
        // Prompts user about information about employee
        // and sets fields for the Employee object.
        System.out.println( "***Employee Information***" );
        System.out.println( "Please enter information about an employee:");
        System.out.println();
        System.out.print( "Employee first name: " );
        employeeFName = MyInput.readString();
        anEmployee.setFirstName( employeeFName );
        System.out.print( "Employee last name: " );
        employeeLName = MyInput.readString();
        anEmployee.setLastName( employeeLName );
        System.out.print( "Employee address: " );
        employeeAddress = MyInput.readString();
        anEmployee.setAddress( employeeAddress );
        System.out.print( "Employee city: " );
        employeeCity = MyInput.readString();
        anEmployee.setCity( employeeCity );
        System.out.print( "Employee state: " );
        employeeState = MyInput.readString();
        anEmployee.setState( employeeState );
        System.out.print( "Employee zip: " );
        employeeZip = MyInput.readString();
        anEmployee.setZip( employeeZip );
        System.out.print( "How many years the employee has been with the company? : " );
        seniority = (short)MyInput.readInt();
        anEmployee.setSeniority( seniority );
        System.out.println();
        // Displays company information
        System.out.println( "*** Company Information Summary ***" );
        System.out.println( "Company name:    " + aCompany.getName());
        System.out.println( "Company address: " + aCompany.getAddress() );
        System.out.println( "Company city:    " + aCompany.getCity() );
        System.out.println( "Company state:   " + aCompany.getState() );
        System.out.println( "Company zip:     " + aCompany.getZip() );
        System.out.println();
        // Displays employee information
        System.out.println( "*** Employee Information Summary ***");
        System.out.println( "Employee firstName:  " + anEmployee.getFirstName() );
        System.out.println( "Employee lastName:   " + anEmployee.getLastName() );
        System.out.println( "Employee seniority:  " + anEmployee.getSeniority() );
        System.out.println( "Employee baseSalary: $" + anEmployee.getBaseSalary() );
        System.out.println( "Employee address:    " + anEmployee.getAddress() );
        System.out.println( "Employee city:       " + anEmployee.getCity() );
        System.out.println( "Employee state:      " + anEmployee.getState() );
        System.out.println( "Employee zip:        " + anEmployee.getZip() );
        // We retrieve the company name from anEmployee object.
        System.out.println( "Company name the employee works for: "
             + anEmployee.getCompany().getName() );
        // Calls payroll() to calculate one month salary
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println( "*** Calculate monthly pay *** " );
        double oneMonthSalary = anEmployee.payroll(); // Calls payroll()
        DecimalFormat myDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat( "0.00" );
// Instantiate DecimalFormat object
        // Format one month salary and display to console
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println( "One month salary is: $" + myDecimalFormat.format(oneMonthSalary) );
        System.out.println();
}sorry, its alot. I'm getting 18 errors, which are:
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:24: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
companyName = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:28: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
companyAddress = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:32: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
companyCity = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:36: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
companyState = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:40: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
companyZip = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:56: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : constructor Employee (java.lang.String,java.lang.String,short,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,Company)
location: class Employee
Employee anEmployee = new Employee( employeeFName,employeeLName, seniority,
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:66: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
employeeFName = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:70: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
employeeLName = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:74: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
employeeAddress = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:78: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
employeeCity = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:82: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
employeeState = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:86: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
employeeZip = MyInput.readString();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:87: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method setZip (java.lang.String)
location: class Employee
anEmployee.setZip( employeeZip );
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:90: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable MyInput
location: class Project5
seniority = (short)MyInput.readInt();
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:114: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method getZip ()
location: class Employee
System.out.println( "Employee zip: " + anEmployee.getZip() );
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:127: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method payroll ()
location: class Employee
double oneMonthSalary = anEmployee.payroll(); // Calls payroll()
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:129: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class DecimalFormat
location: class Project5
DecimalFormat myDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat( "0.00" );
^
C:\cis163\Project5_1\src\Project5.java:129: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class DecimalFormat
location: class Project5
DecimalFormat myDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat( "0.00" );
^
18 errors