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21,024 Pointsincompatible types: String cannot be converted to TextView
How can I convert String to TextView? Is this a right way to solve the quiz?
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
public class LandingActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public Button thrustButton;
public TextView typeLabel;
public EditText passengersField;
public Spaceship spaceship;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_landing);
thrustButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.thrustButton);
typeLabel = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.typeTextView);
passengersField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.passengersEditText);
// Add your code here!
spaceship = new Spaceship();
typeLabel = spaceship.getShipType();
}
}
public class Spaceship {
private String shipType;
private int numPassengers = 0;
public String getShipType() {
return shipType;
}
public void setShipType(String shipType) {
this.shipType = shipType;
}
public int getNumPassengers() {
return numPassengers;
}
public void setNumPassengers(int numPassengers) {
this.numPassengers = numPassengers;
}
public Spaceship() {
shipType = "SHUTTLE";
}
public Spaceship(String shipType) {
this.shipType = shipType;
}
}
1 Answer
![Anthony Murray](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/607b4262aa6f21a9593b4f34b973a3a5?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fecs-static.teamtreehouse.com%2Fassets%2Fcontent%2Fdefault_avatar-445fbbabfc8dc9188fb5967fe43322ee0c3e0dd1e10f378bf8343784af5a13eb.webp&r=pg)
Anthony Murray
931 PointsThe issue you're experiencing comes from this line of code:
typeLabel = spaceship.getShipType();
What you're currently trying to do is assign a value of type String to a TextView, which as you've discovered is incompatible.
But there is a TextView method that you can use to setText in the Text View to the String you are interested in.
I've left my answer a little vague on purpose, but if you need a better refresher, go back to the Formatting Strings video and you can see how it was done.
I hope that helps!