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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Receiving Input

Posted by Kevin Wharton
Kevin Wharton
3,211 Points

Java error "String cannot be converted to boolean"

Just tried to run and I receive this error:

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

The code: 

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Console console = System.console();
        // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
        String firstName = console.readline("What is your name?  ");
        //thisIsAnExampleOfCamelCasing
        console.printf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
        console.printf("%s is learning how to write Java\n", firstName);
  }
}

5 Answers

Kevin Wharton
Kevin Wharton
3,211 Points

Found the problem! I didn't have a capital L for the "console.readLine"

Emily Ward
Emily Ward
720 Points
Emily Ward
Emily Ward
720 Points

Thanks! I did that too!

David Hinton
David Hinton
3,070 Points
David Hinton
David Hinton
3,070 Points

I kept going over it , also missed the "L" got to keep an eye out for those!

channonhall
channonhall
12,247 Points
channonhall
channonhall
12,247 Points

me too!

Joey Sadowski
Joey Sadowski
1,361 Points
Joey Sadowski
Joey Sadowski
1,361 Points

I did the same thing. Thanks for helping

Grayson Lange
Grayson Lange
575 Points
Grayson Lange
Grayson Lange
575 Points

Thank you Kevin, I was missing a capital L as well!