CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
user9271508
user9271508

Reputation:

error: incompatible types: java.lang.String cannot be converted to String

I'm taking a Java class for college, and was working on some given tasks. This is the code I wrote for it.

public class String
{
 public static void main(String[] args)
 {
  String city = "San Francisco";
  int stringLength = city.length();
  char oneChar = city.charAt(0);
  String upperCity = city.toUpperCase();
  String lowerCity = city.toLowerCase();

  System.out.println(city);
  System.out.println(stringLength);
  System.out.println(oneChar);
  System.out.println(upperCity);
  System.out.println();
  }
 }

which yielded these results

C:\Users\sam\Documents\Java>javac String.java
String.java:8: error: incompatible types: java.lang.String cannot be 
converted to String
          String city = "San Franciso";
                        ^
String.java:9: error: cannot find symbol
            int stringLength = city.length();
                                   ^
symbol:   method length()
location: variable city of type String
String.java:10: error: cannot find symbol
            char oneChar = city.charAt(0);
                               ^
symbol:   method charAt(int)
location: variable city of type String
String.java:11: error: cannot find symbol
            String upperCity = city.toUpperCase();
                                   ^
symbol:   method toUpperCase()
location: variable city of type String
String.java:12: error: cannot find symbol
            String lowerCity = city.toLowerCase();
                                   ^
symbol:   method toLowerCase()
location: variable city of type String
5 errors

I've tried searching for an answer but I didn't really find anything that helps. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 25658

Answers (4)

Vijay Krishnamoorthy
Vijay Krishnamoorthy

Reputation: 1

String is a reserved key word in Java, Please refer to the reserved keywords in java Java Reserved Keywords.

Renaming the class to something other than these keywords would be the solution to your problem. Or you can follow the import statement solution above.

BTW, Please use a good IDE to develop java programs, it seems that your IDE is not showing or linting basic rules.

Upvotes: -2

Shubham kumar
Shubham kumar

Reputation: 1

write one statement java.lang.String.*; import java.lang.String; your problem will be solved

Upvotes: 0

Anton Tupy
Anton Tupy

Reputation: 969

It is conflict between system class java.lang.String and your class named String. Rename your class String to say MyString, i.e. replace line:

public class String

with

public class MyString

And rename file String.java containing this class to MyString.java.

Upvotes: 4

Jiri Tousek
Jiri Tousek

Reputation: 12450

Since your class is named String, unqualified type reference in String city is taken as reference to your own class.

Either rename the class to some other name, or you'll have to write java.lang.String wherever you reference the "built-in" Java String class.

Upvotes: 6

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