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Travis Bentz
640 PointsHow do I string console.readLine, keep getting error message
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your name? ");
This is the message I keep getting everytime I put input. What am I missing?
treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Introductions.java
Introductions.java:8: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to boolean
String firstName = console.readline("What is your name? ");
^
Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose to get full output
1 error
treehouse:~/workspace$
1 Answer
Craig Dennis
Treehouse TeacherIts case sensitive, you spelled it right in the title, but not the code. console.readLine capital L
Hope it helps...I will try and fix that error message.
Hope it helps!
Travis Bentz
640 PointsTravis Bentz
640 PointsString firstName = console.readline("What is your name? ");
^Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose to get full output
1 error
treehouse:~/workspace$