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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Coding the Fun Facts Using an Array

Posted by megankirkland
megankirkland
663 Points

Am I not initializing the string name to first variable of the array correctly?

{
String[] sports = { "Basketball", "Baseball", "Tennis" };
String bestSport = "";
int bestSport = sports.nextInt(Basketball);
}

1 Answer

Gabriel Tartaglia
Gabriel Tartaglia
41,581 Points
Gabriel Tartaglia
Gabriel Tartaglia
41,581 Points

Hi Megan!

To get an item from an array, you need to call the array followed by brackets with the index of the item in it, like sports[0]. It not helps a lot, right?

Well, an array has multiple items, each item has its numerical index. Index numbering begins with 0, so the first item has the index 0, the second has index 1 and so on. A good tip is the item you want minus 1.

Can you access correctly now? Give a try, but if it not works yet, here is the answer:

String[] sports = { "Basketball", "Baseball", "Tennis" };
String bestSport = sports[0];
megankirkland
megankirkland
663 Points

Thank you for the help! I really appreciate it!