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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Getting Started with Android Troubleshooting Java

Posted by syed sharukh
syed sharukh
226 Points

color.java

Tell how to set this

Color.java 
favoriteColor String equals "";

1 Answer

Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points
Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points

Hi syed,

In a common Java statement that both declares and initializes a variable:

  • The data type goes first (in this case, it's String.)
  • The name of the variable goes second (in this case, it's favoriteColor.)
  • The assignment operator (an equals sign), which indicates to the compiler that the value that we want to store in the variable is coming next, goes third.
  • The actual value that will be set to the variable goes fourth. In this case, since it's a String, the value needs to be enclosed in quotes or double quotes.
  • Finally, the statement ends in a semicolon (a ';'), which tells the Java compiler that the statement is done.
String favoriteColor = "magenta";

Hope this helps!

syed sharukh
syed sharukh
226 Points

Thanks CJ