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Java Java Annotations Using Java's Built-In Annotations Adding the @Override Annotation

Posted by Tywande Barnes
Tywande Barnes
585 Points

I add @Override to the toString method. Not sure why its not correct.

I add @Override to the toString method. Not sure why its not correct.

Person.java 
public class Person {
    private String firstName;
    private String lastName;

    public Person(String firstName, String lastName) {
      this.firstName = firstName;
      this.lastName = lastName;
    }

    public String toString() {
      @Override
      return firstName + " " + lastName;
    }
}

1 Answer

Alexander La Bianca
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 Points
Alexander La Bianca
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 Points

Hi,

You will want to add @Override before the method. So in this case:

@Override public String toString() {
    return firstName + " " + lastName;
}