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Ricardo Castillo
314 PointsDeclaring string variables and initializing it using elements from another string
Hello everyone! The following code does not work: String[] frogNames = {"Mike", "Dot", "Duke"}; String[] bestFrog = frogNames[0];
Can anyone please let me know why?
3 Answers
Logan R
22,989 PointsChange the second line to have no [ ]
String[] frogNames = {"Mike", "Dot", "Duke"};
String bestFrog = frogNames[0];
Aaron Arkie
5,345 PointsIts this part String[] <-----bestFrog = frogNames[0]; its just supposed to be String bestFrog = frogNames[0]; bestFrog is not an array of strings rather it is a variable that holds a string. In this case bestFrog holds the string values of frogNames which are "Mike", "Dot", "Duke" depending on what position you assign it to in the array of frogNames[?]. So, frogNames is the array and bestFrog is the variable used to hold an array value. Because in java you need an object or variable to use something. i really hope this helps! Goodluck.
Ricardo Castillo
314 PointsGreat! Thanks. I'll give it a try.