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Java Java Arrays Gotchas and Wins Array Usage in Method Declarations

Posted by Dinu Comendant
Dinu Comendant
6,049 Points

Why are we getting an error for System.out.printf/ln?

In the if statement, instead of "return" I wrote "System.out.println" and it gives me an IllegalArgumentException: bound must be positive. Why are we getting this kind of error?

Marie Franklin
Marie Franklin
13,355 Points

please post your code here

Chris Tvedt
Chris Tvedt
3,795 Points
Chris Tvedt
Chris Tvedt
3,795 Points

If you are talking about the if-statment in the pickLunchSpot-method, you have to return a String, as the method expect a string return. You can use system.out.println too, but you have to return a string at the end. Else you need to change the return type of the method to be void instead of String.

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Harley Urquhart
Harley Urquhart
26,203 Points
Harley Urquhart
Harley Urquhart
26,203 Points

use "\n" for a new line, System.out.print("\n"); or System.out.println();

Harley Urquhart
Harley Urquhart
26,203 Points

also the printf expects an argument for each placeholder string