cannot find symbol compiling error

Hello,

I'm getting such a message when I attempt to invoke a method of the built-in Math class. Everything works fine if I type out java.lang.Math.random() (for example), but if I use the shortened form Math.random(), the compiler spits out something like:

test.java:line#: cannot find symbol

symbol : method random()

location :class Math

double d = Math.random();

The arrow is pointing at the period between Math and random. I have no idea why this is happening, and I know I should be able to use the shortened names of the built-in classes, so typing out java.lang.* each time isn't really an option. Could someone provide some insight? Thanks

[758 byte] By [Dmitriva] at [2007-11-27 8:28:37]