string cannot be resolved to a type

java

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String is capitalized in Java. You cannot use lowercase string. (That's C#)

Side question:
How is the following compiling at all?

template.composeFormLetter(Sean, Colbert, God);

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chief

Updated on June 04, 2022

Comments

chief almost 2 years

I am getting a "string cannot be resolved to a type" error in my code.

public class Main {


 public static void main(String[] args) {
  // TODO Auto-generated method stub
  FormLetter template;
  template = new FormLetter();
  template.print();
  template.composeFormLetter(Sean, Colbert, God);
  template.print();

 }

}

class FormLetter
 {
  public void print(){
    System.out.println(to + candidate + from);

  }  

  public void composeFormLetter(string t, string c, string f){

   to = t;
   candidate = c; 
   from = f;
  } 
   private string to;
   private string candidate;
   private string from;

  }

In silico over 13 years

For future reference, be sure to post the entire compiler error message in your question if present, to make it easier to pinpoint what's wrong.

chief over 13 years

Ok, I corrected the string issue. template.composeFormLetter(Sean, Colbert, God); is leaving an error: Multiple markers at this line - God cannot be resolved - Colbert cannot be resolved - Sean cannot be resolved
Stephen C over 13 years

@chief - String literals are supposed to have double quotes around them. (Side answer - it is not ...)
jjnguy over 13 years

@chief, "God", "Sean", "Colbert" You need to put Strings inside of quotation marks.
chief over 13 years

Alright in the console it returns: nullnullnull and then god colbert sean.
jjnguy over 13 years

@chief, that's what it's supposed to do?
chief over 13 years

god colbert sean - is what I was expecting. I am not sure why I am also getting nullnullnull first.
jjnguy over 13 years

@chief, Well, you call template.print() twice. The first time all of the variables are null, and the second time they have values.
jjnguy over 13 years

@chief, also, you should check the green checkmark next to my answer to show that it is the one that helped you answer your question.