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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Strings

ryann ma
ryann ma
2,682 Points

I have an error. I wrote it just like the teacher wrote it but still

Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
^[[ATreeStory.java:13: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to boolean
String name = console.readline("Enter your name: ");
^
TreeStory.java:14: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to boolean
String adjective = console.readline("Enter your name: ");
^
Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose to get full output
2 errors

Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points

If i kniw console is with big C izs like System.in .....

So Console.readline

With small latter its atribute but you never made atribute console with big latter you call Static methods for exaple

2 Answers

Joshua Jones
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Joshua Jones
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,735 Points

As long as you initialized console, your code is correct, but you have to remember to camelcase. So readline should be readLine.

Console console = System.console(); String name = console.readLine("Enter your name:")

ryann ma
ryann ma
2,682 Points

Thanks joshua!