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i have abstract class named spell. spell class suppose have few subclasses, damagespell, changestatspell etc.

the problem technical - in damagespell class - right after declaration of damage method - says can't find getspell (java can't find symbol : method getspell(). how can fix this? i'd appreciate code example describes how fix it. thanks.

abstract public  class spell {     private string name;     private int spelllevel;     private int manacost;      spell(string name, int spelllevel , int manacost){         this.name = name;         this.spelllevel = spelllevel;         this.manacost = manacost;     }       string getspellname(){ return name; }     int getspelllevel() {return spelllevel; }     int getmanacost(){ return manacost; } } 

public class damagespell extends spell {  private int n; private int dice; private int base; private int steplevel; private int maxcasterlevel;   damagespell(string name, int spelllevel, int manacost, int n, int dice, int base, int steplevel, int maxcasterlevel){     super(name, spelllevel, manacost);     this.n = n;     this.dice = dice;     this.base = base;     this.steplevel = steplevel;     this.maxcasterlevel = maxcasterlevel; }   static list<damagespell> damagespellslist = new arraylist<damagespell>();  static {     damagespellslist.add(new damagespell("magic missiles", 1, 2,   1, 4, 1, 2, 9));     //  damagespellslist.add(new damagespell("scorching ray ", 2, 4));     damagespellslist.add(new damagespell("fireball", 3, 6,   1, 6, 1, 1, 10));     //damagespellslist.add(new damagespell("ice storm", 4, 8)); }      public static void damage(string spellname, character attacker, character target){       damagespell spell = damagespellslist.getspell(spellname);      int damage = 0;      int casterlevel = math.min(attacker.getlevel(), spell.maxcasterlevel);     int totalrolls = (casterlevel-spell.base)%spell.steplevel;      (int = 1; <= totalrolls ; i++) {         damage += diceroller.roll(spell.n, spell.dice);      }      target.setcurrenthp(target.getcurrenthp() - damage);     system.out.println(" dealt " + damage + " enemy");  }  public damagespell getspell(string spellname) {     try {         (iterator<damagespell> iter = damagespellslist.iterator(); iter.hasnext(); ) {             damagespell spell = iter.next();             if (spellname.equals(spell.getspellname())) {                 return spell;             }         }      } catch (exception e){         system.out.println(spellname + " haven't been found in spells-list");         return null;     }     return null;  }  } 

your getspell(" ") problem quite simple. doing damagespellslist.getspell(spellname);, damagespellslist list<t>, , lists don't have getspell() method (or collection in general).

what have access object list storing @ index of list<t> using list#get(i) or iterating on list entirely using loop or iterator.