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

Mark Quinn
Mark Quinn
1,380 Points
Posted by Mark Quinn
Mark Quinn
1,380 Points

how to initialize string to the first element of an array in java

declare a string variable bestSport as first element of array sports

Array.java 
String[] sports = { "Basketball", "Baseball", "Tennis" };
String[] bestSports; sports[0];

1 Answer

Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points
Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points

What you attempted to do was declare a second array, and you have an extra semi-colon which should be an assignment operator:

String[] bestSports; sports[0];

Its looking for a single String declaration:

String bestSport = sports[0];
Mark Quinn
Mark Quinn
1,380 Points
Mark Quinn
Mark Quinn
1,380 Points

thanks for your help!