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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Counting Scrabble Tiles

error: incomparable types: char and char[]

says they are different data types but have never seen char[] before

full compiler error ./ScrabblePlayer.java:22: error: incomparable types: char and char[] for (char letter2 : letter == tiles.toCharArray()) { ^ Note: JavaTester.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details. 1 error

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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A "char" variable holds one single character, but a "char[]" holds an entire array of characters. The latter is the kind of thing the "toCharArray()" method returns.

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