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Java Java Annotations Using Java's Built-In Annotations The @Override Annotation

Posted by Oshedhe Munasinghe
Oshedhe Munasinghe
8,108 Points

IntelliJ said NO :(

So I did exacly code like Chris in my IDE Intellj like this

public class Main{ public static void main(String[] args){ Cheese myCheese = new Cheese(); System.out.println(myCheese); } }

public class Cheese{

@Override
public String toString(String something){ //method
    return "String Cheese!";
}

}

and when I run it says heeelllll naww :( "Error:(5, 5) java: method does not override or implement a method from a supertype"

I wonder if I shall go thru windows command prompt.. or?

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

The toString method does not take any arguments, so it should be:

@Override
public String toString() {
    return "String Cheese!";
}