New to Java and wanting to learn

[Kamran Khaen]

Needed help getting a compiler error

  public String toString()
    {
        String StudentInfo = "Student ID: " + idNumber +
        "\nName: " + name +
        "\nPoints: " + achievementPts +
        "\nAge: " + age.getAsString(); // error highlighting this line
        
    } 
}  

new to java, error is

"int cannot be dereferenced" i know its because im trying to display an int as a string but i know theirs a way just need help

[pete stein]

age is an int variable, a primitive and you can't call a method on a primitive. Since String is smart enough to figure out what to do here, why not simply do:

  public String toString()
    {
        String StudentInfo = "Student ID: " + idNumber +
        "\nName: " + name +
        "\nPoints: " + achievementPts +
        "\nAge: " + age; 
        
    } 

[Kamran Khaen]

bessically, in my assignment ive been asked to add a toString method, which includes the student id, name , age and points. Now the error is saying im "missing a return statement".

and would this method be ok as a toString method or do i have to carry out different codeing?

[Siddhesh Deodhar]

toString() method looks OK. You need to return your String at last because return type of method is String..

public String toString()
{
String StudentInfo = "Student ID: " + idNumber +
"\nName: " + name +
"\nPoints: " + achievementPts +
"\nAge: " + age;
return StudentInfo;
}

well, Welcome to java ranch..You will enjoy java here

[Bear Bibeault]

Please do not post in all uppercase. Please read this for more information. I have adjusted to topic title for you.

[Kamran Khaen]

Siddhesh Deodhar wrote:toString() method looks OK. You need to return your String at last because return type of method is String..

public String toString()
{
String StudentInfo = "Student ID: " + idNumber +
"\nName: " + name +
"\nPoints: " + achievementPts +
"\nAge: " + age;
return StudentInfo;
}

well, Welcome to java ranch..You will enjoy java here

fanks it worked, just wondering is the to string method spost to print to terminal window?

[Bear Bibeault]

"j Blue", please check your private messages for an important administrative matter.

[Rob Spoor]

Moving to Beginning Java. And please use a meaningful subject line next time.