Really easy java program. can you help?

[crazins]

Hi im trying to make a program that passes an array to a method. the method then finds the smallest number in the array and passes that number back to the main where its printed out. I am getting an error saying: "error: number cannot be resolved to a variable". I am using drjava. here is my code.

import java.util.*;

public class homeWorkTwo{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int[] arrayA;
    arrayA = new int[10];
    arrayA[0]=7;
    arrayA[1]=5;
    arrayA[2]=8;
    arrayA[3]=9;
    arrayA[4]=2;
    arrayA[5]=10;
    arrayA[6]=11;
    arrayA[7]=1;
    int lowestNumber = find_sum(number);
    System.out.print("The smallest number is: "+lowestNumber);
  }
  public static int find_sum(int [ ] arrayB){
    int isItSmaller=0;
    int small=0;
    System.out.println("poop");
    for(int i=0;i<=7;i++){
      isItSmaller=arrayB[i];
      if(small<isItSmaller){}
      else
        small=isItSmaller;
    }
   System.out.print(small);
   return small;
  }
}

[devnull69]

Java != Javascript ... so can anybody move the topic?

[crazins]

im sorry. i didnt realize i was in the wrong section...

[Old Pedant]

int lowestNumber = find_sum(arrayA);

[crazins]

omg your amazing! how the heck did u figure that out so quick?! i must really suck at programming lol. can you help me with one more thing? it only prints 0... based on what i have entered the lowest number is 1... any ideas?

[Old Pedant]

    int small=999999999;

Right?

[Old Pedant]

And the error message *told* you the problem. You just need to learn how to read error messages.

"error: number cannot be resolved to a variable".

In other words, you don't have any variable that is named number. Okay, so then I look at your code and it's obvious what variable should be there, instead.