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Lauren Lolo
352 PointsError Message?
I am not getting the same error message as the video. Help, please?
The error says this:
TreeStory.java:47: error: ')' expected
noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork"));
^
1 error
(if the question isn't clear, the carrot icon is pointing at the semi colon)
3 Answers
John Steer-Fowler
Courses Plus Student 11,734 PointsHi Lauren,
The error you are getting is giving you a hint to what is wrong:
error: ')' expected
Basically it is telling you that there is a closing parenthesis that was not expected to be there.
:P Hope this helps.
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 PointsYour code is: noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork")); but you need: noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork");
Lauren Lolo
352 Pointsbut now I have more problems?
TreeStory.java:42: error: ')' expected noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork"); ^ TreeStory.java:47: error: ')' expected noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork"); ^ TreeStory.java:47: error: ';' expected noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork"); ^ 3 errors
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 PointsCan you paste your code? Im quite new to programming, but it sounds interesting :)