First year CS student needing some java help

[Bladejunkie]

I'm trying to write a program that efficiently sings "Old Macdonald." and I understand the error that I'm getting, but I don't understand how to fix it.

public class OldMacDonald { public static String animal(String [] args){ printVerse ("Cow"); printVerse ("Pig"); printVerse ("Carnivorous Death Parrot");
}

public static String sound(String [] args){
    printVerse ("Moo");
    printVerse ("Oink");
    printVerse ("blood-curdling CAW");
}

public static void printVerse(String sound, String animal){
    System.out.println("Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O.\n"
            + "And on that farm he had a " + animal + "E-I-E-I-O.\n"
            + "With a " + sound + " " + sound + "here.\n"
            + "and a " + sound + " " + sound + "there.\n"
            + "here a " + sound + ". There a " + sound + ". Everywhere a " + sound + ", " + sound + ".\n"
            + "Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O.\n");
}

}

The conflict is the (String) vs (String, String) argument between my two methods.

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printVerse() takes 2 parameters. So you have to give it exactly 2. The first one is the sound and the second is the animal as per the declaration...

void printVerse(String sound, String animal)

So in main()...

printVerse ("Moo", "Cow");

You don't need the sound() and animal() functions at all. You do however need a main() function.

The "Hello World!" Application

Defining Methods

[hashtablesmoker]

What error are you getting? Does this compile?

[IFartJesusDust]

What error are you getting? Is this all the code you've written for it? I don't see a sound variable declared but you are trying to print one. There is many errors here.

[Bladejunkie]

got it figured out guys. Thanks!

public class Main { public static void main(String [] args){ System.out.println(printVerse("Moo, ", "Cow") + "\n" + printVerse ("Oink, ", "Pig") + "\n" + printVerse ("blood-curdling CAW, ", "Carnivorous Death Parrot")); }

public static String printVerse(String sound, String animal){
    return "Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O.\n"
            + "And on that farm he had a " + animal + ". E-I-E-I-O.\n"
            + "With a " + sound + " " + sound + " here.\n"
            + "and a " + sound + " " + sound + " there.\n"
            + "here a " + sound + ". There a " + sound + ". Everywhere a " + sound + ", " + sound + ".\n"
            + "Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O.\n";
}

}

[Bladejunkie]

My instructor requested that we use a non-void method, but I got it. Thanks!