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Omar Mendoza
171 PointsHi, I am receiving a string cannot be converted to boolean message
[Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
TreeStory.java:16: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to boolean
String ageAsString = console.readline("How old are you? ");
^
Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose to get full output
1 error]
Not sure how I am getting the above error. My code is as follows:
import java.io.Console;
public class TreeStory {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
/* Some terms:
noun - Person, place or thing
verb - An action
adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
adverb - an adjective that describes a verb
Enter your amazing code here!
*/
//*Name* is a *noun*. *Name* is *adjective* at it. They *verb* *adverb*.
String ageAsString = console.readline("How old are you? ");
int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
if (age < 13) {
//Insert Exit code
console.printf("Sorry, you must be at least 13 to use this program. \n");
System.exit(0);
}
Thanks in advance
