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corysmith4
3,134 PointsIs the automatic code checker working?
I am on the first problem that asks you to define a string variable named firstName and assign my name. I have entered [string firstName = "Joe"] without the brackets and I'm getting the error below
JavaTester.java:73: error: cannot find symbol string firstName = "Joe"; ^ symbol: class string location: class JavaTester Note: JavaTester.java uses or overrides a deprecated API. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details. 1 error
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
string firstName = "Joe";
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsYes it's working just fine. While the compiler message provided is a bit cryptic the thing it points at with the ^ symbol:
JavaTester.java:72: error: cannot find symbol
string firstName = "Joe";
^
In other words the word "string" is in fact incorrect. String variables are declared with the type String in Java, not string, the capitalization is important.
If you fix that like this:
String firstName = "Joe";
Then your code will work.
corysmith4
3,134 PointsOh wow, now I feel foolish :p Thank you very much for pointing that out