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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Parsing Integers

Posted by lazer shark
lazer shark
405 Points

string cannot be inverted to Boolean

TreeStory.java:14: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to boolean
String ageAsString = console.readline("How old are you? ");
^
Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose to get full output
1 error

1 Answer

Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Did Fahad Mutair 's answer help you lazer shark ? If so make sure to mark it with Best Answer, so he can get the points!

Ingi elsayed
Ingi elsayed
2,202 Points

this helped thx.