String favoriteColor = "black"; what is wrong with the above line of code

Question

Tried running this in the compiler but gave me the "bummer" notification

Color.java

favoriteColor String equals "";
String favoriteColor = "black";

Answer 1 · 2015-05-30T19:33:32Z

May 30, 2015 7:33pm

I'm guessing from my Swift knowledge, but I think it's supposed to be:

favoriteColor:String="black"

OR

favoriteColor[String]="black"

when you are identifying something as a string you have to use a precursor

Answer 2 · 2015-05-30T19:45:06Z

May 30, 2015 7:45pm

Your second line is how it should be in Java. Remove the first, because it's not valid Java syntax, and it should be fine.

Also, if it isn't obvious, Swift is not Java.

Answer 3 · 2015-05-30T19:54:06Z

May 30, 2015 7:54pm

thanks guys. Found out that the error was in my lack of spacing between the semicolon and quotation mark

Answer 4 · 2015-05-31T14:22:14Z

May 31, 2015 2:22pm

string favouriteColor = "Black"

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