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Android Build a Simple Android App Basic Android Programming Using the Random Class

Josephine Dinesh
Josephine Dinesh
476 Points
Posted by Josephine Dinesh
Josephine Dinesh
476 Points

Create a String variable named intAsString. Convert the randomNumber integer to a String value and store it in the intAs

Create a String variable named intAsString. Convert the randomNumber integer to a String value and store it in the intAsString variable.

RandomTest.java 
Random randomGenerator = new Random();
int randomNumber = randomGenerator.nextInt(10);
string intAs = randomNumber.ToString();

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,732 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,732 Points

You cannot call toString() on a variable of type int. Instead, try this:

String intAsString = randomNumber + "";

See other options in my answer to this post: https://teamtreehouse.com/community/i-used-the-tostring-method-and-it-caused-a-compilation-error-i-concatenated-the-integer-with-a-string-valueit-worked