Need help w/ java class

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:53 pm

What was the error.

keep in mind you have to escape special characters like the &

http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-escap ... s-in-java/

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:01 pm

java:44: error: no suitable method found for inde.....

d.indexOf("!", "@", "#", "$", "%", "^","&", "*");

Somehow it has to include one of the 8 special characters

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:32 pm

Read the link I posted, it explains the error.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:49 pm

Waffles;296967 wrote:Read the link I posted, it explains the error.

This whole freaking program is confusing. It's like I was covered in meat and thrown into the lion cage on this one. His podcast/ppt don't help either. I've got the motorcycle safety course tonight and all weekend as well so looks like I'll probably be turning in a partial assignment on this week :/.

I'm missing the ability to read the special character constraint, and the ability to print which constraints are still not met. One of the disadvantages of taking an online class

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sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:51 pm

FML i was watching week 6 slideshow.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:04 pm

Went through the slides and its still not clicking with me. Gonna email teacher I don't think I get it.

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:05 pm

Change "&" to "\&"

& is a reserved character so you need the \ escape character.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:08 pm

Waffles;296971 wrote:Change "&" to "&"

& is a reserved character so you need the escape character.

You just made that part a lot easier :lol2:

But implementing all 8 of the special characters into the string checking if one of any of them are in the password, thats the point where Im stuck

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:12 pm

If the index of the password is greater than -1 then one of them are in the password.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:15 pm

Waffles;296974 wrote:If the index of the password is greater than -1 then one of them are in the password.

int foundSymbol = password.indexOf("!@#$%^\&*");
if(foundSymbol >=0)

So that should work for any symbol?