Extending a class

Hi All,

I am having a problem extending a class and I am not sure why.

When I run:
C:\tomcat5\jakarta-tomcat-5\dist\webapps\FaustJSP\WEB-INF\classes\booklibrary>javac ChildrenBook.java

When I try to compile the .java file I get the following error:

ChildrenBook.java:3: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Book
location: class ChildrenBook
public class ChildrenBook extends Book
^
1 error

Here is my ChildrenBook.java file:
package booklibrary;

public class ChildrenBook extends Book
{
private int minimumAge;

public int getMinimumAge()
{
return this.minimumAge;
}
public void setMinimumAge(int a)
{
this.minimumAge = a;
}
public ChildrenBook(String title)
{
super(title);
}
}

I have the Book.java and Book.class files within the same directory as the ChildrenBook.java file above.

Here is the code for Book.java
package booklibrary;

public class Book
{
private String title;
public String getTitle()
{
return title;
}
public void setTitle(String newTitle)
{
this.title = newTitle;
}
public Book(String title)
{
this.title = title;
}
}
Book.java compiles correctly.

Thanks,
CC

The classpath has to contain the path Book.class is in, cause it's not finding it.

Try this:
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:\tomcat5\jakarta-tomcat-5\dist\webapps\FaustJSP\WEB-INF\classes\booklibrary

The classpath is already set to go all the way down to the booklibrary directory.
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cc

If you're in the booklibrary dir running javac ChildrenBook.java you'll get an error as it'll look for Book.java in a dir named booklibrary inside the current dir. You have to cd .. and then run javac booklibrary/ChildrenBook.java

Does that work?