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

Goran Penov
Goran Penov
1,635 Points
Posted by Goran Penov
Goran Penov
1,635 Points

Array of strings problem.

Hi, I'm watching Introduction to arrays and I can figure out what am I doing wrong in the challenge task. It says: 'Declare an array of string named sports and name three sports". My code is: String[] sports = { "Soccer, basketball, darts." };

Can someone help me? Tnx.

3 Answers

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

Hi Goran,

First to correct your error 

String[] sports = { "Soccer, basketball, darts." };  //this is incorrect explanation below

//Correct Way
String[] sports = { "Soccer", "basketball", "darts" };

First understand what is a String literal. Anything within double quotes is a string literal "anything_inbetween"

Now when you say
String[] sports = { "Soccer, basketball, darts." };
Java will consider "Soccer, basketball, darts." as one element of an array, rather than three. If you separate them out like
{"Soccer", "basketball", "darts" }; this means that these are three String elements

Hope this helps

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Goran,

You're very close, the only problem is you have a single string value in you're array instead of three separate strings.

String[] sports = { "Soccer", "basketball", "darts." };

EDIT: Gunjeet beat me to it.

Goran Penov
Goran Penov
1,635 Points
Goran Penov
Goran Penov
1,635 Points

Thanks Gunjeet and Chris, my bad, lack of concentration :)