Learning Java.....Need help

Ok so i have been watching Tuts on youtube on how to program with java i got everything working and im at variables...but "char" has not been working
Specificly

char letter = "A";

can someone explain what is wrong? I have been getting this error

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problems:
Duplicate local variable letter
Type mismatch: cannot convert from String to char

at BasicJava.main(BasicJava.java:14)
Any help is really appreciated :) thanks
-James

you cant use "A" as char. anything in double quotes is considered a string. Try 'a' instead. That might do the trick.

That gave me a new error which is as follows (i know its a different line just added a few more lines of code in between there testing some math, tested it out works ok)


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
a cannot be resolved

at BasicJava.main(BasicJava.java:17)

What program are you using to write this out? I personally use Eclipse and Notepad++. Eclipse has a built-in feature that shows you where errors may occur in the code. This might help you out.

I am also using eclipse, do i need to turn on this feature?

No, it should be on by default. You'll see little squiggly lines (similar to those you'd see in Microsoft Word) under text. Red = will cause compilation error, yellow = should fix but will not cause code to error out.

Also don't forget your semicolons.

I couldnt find tbe squiggly lines and the only error i get are after i try to run it at the bottom of the screen
currently more frustrated with my ipod not scanning that code thing at the top of the home screen for oasis :P lol

screw java get c++

What is C++????

C++ is an object oriented programming language that takes forever to program with as you have to manually manage memory. Stick with java.

char letter = 'A';

And, as said before anything in quotation marks is a string.

BroadStreetBully wrote:

JAMESTHEJRAGON wrote:What is C++????

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=c%2B%2B

OMG, how do you make something like that. I also like how it takes you to the search.