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Just van der Linde
Courses Plus Student 1,773 PointsString cannot be converted to boolean?
Hello,
My script: import java.io.Console;
public class Introductions {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
String myName = console.readline ("What is your Name? ");
console.printf("Hello, my name is %s\n",myName);
} }
At the console: clear && javac Introductions.java && java Introductions
Error:
Introductions.java:8: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to b
oolean
String myName = console.readline ("What is your Name? ");
^
Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose to get
full output
1 error
2 Answers

ISAIAH S
1,409 PointsHi Just van der Linde,
You need to capitalize the 'L' in readLine
, you need to delete the space after readLine
, and 'C' in System.Console
should be capitalized. So with those fixed, your code will look like:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.Console();
String myName = console.readLine("What is your Name? ");
console.printf("Hello, my name is %s\n", myName);
Hope it helps!!

Just van der Linde
Courses Plus Student 1,773 PointsOh thanks! I even re-typed it the wrong way :x
Andreas Adolfsson
8,862 PointsAndreas Adolfsson
8,862 PointsCareful with the camelCase. The method you're looking for is console.readLine not console.readline. :)