Incompatible type - use of String datatype?

Question

I tried to compile the program but it seems to show "synax errors".
What I complied the program below:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class String
   public static void main(String[] args)
      // declare constants and variables
      String tutorName;
      String stdtName;
      // read input data
      Scanner scn = new Scanner(System.in);
      System.out.print("Enter tutor's name : ");
      tutorName = scn.next();
      System.out.print("Enter student's name : ");
      stdtName = scn.next();
      // display output
      System.out.println ("Tutor's Name : " + tutorName);
      System.out.println ("Tutor's Name : " + stdtName);
}The error message says:
----jGRASP exec: javac -g D:\String.java
String.java:20: incompatible types
found : java.lang.String
required: String
tutorName = scn.next();
                                ^
String.java:22: incompatible types
found: java.lang.String
required: String
stdtName = scn.next();
                              ^
2 errors
----jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.
----jGRASP: operation complete.Edited by: soulhealer88 on May 28, 2008 8:11 AM

Answer 1

BIJ001 wrote:
java.lang.String tutorName;
That would quickly become painful. It's much easier to rename your own class to be different from String.
Big tip: and don't forget to delete your String.class, because if you don't it will continue to trip you up.