color help

[AjayG Shah]

Folks,
Below is a code I have been writing on my own (well a modification from what online version read). The error has been highlighted.

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class playwithrange {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String color ;
		color= JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Choose between green, black and white");

		switch (color){
	        case green:
		System.out.println("You are a green person");
	break;
	default:
		System.out.println("Eh whatever");	
	}
	}	
}

The error message reads: "green cannot be resolved to a variable". I really have no clue what this means. If somebody can help me 1)understand what this message actually means for future reference and 2) how to resolve the issue, I will really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot!!!

[jatan bhavsar]

Hi Ajay,

Try to do some googling its quiet easy question and also plese use the code tag here.Dont post code without any code tags.

Here , you have taken the color type as string so you need to put the green in quotes which will solve the problem.

Regards
Jatan

[AjayG Shah]

Jatan,
Thank you for your reply!
1) What is code tag?
2) When are quotes NOT required? :S

Thank you! I apologize for not aligning my message as per the rules. Just a newbie here!!

[Campbell Ritchie]

If you write green, the compiler thinks you want the variable of that name. If you write "green", that means a String with the contents green.

[Campbell Ritchie]

I have added code tags, but that highlighted the iffy indentation. Have a look at some suggestions about indentation here.