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    Please post your code correctly using code or highlight tags which are explained near the top of this link.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ada Lovelace View Post
    Whatever the value of the data is you want to return, the method
    return type should mirror that.

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    what do you mean by that?
    i am still learning you know...

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    If I had a method called int getFood() { }
    What should the return type be?

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    What resources are you using to learn Java? Surely they have pointed out the reasons for every item in a method's signature. Please reread your textbook, notes, or refer to online resources to learn about the method's signature, including the return type.

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    i want to change the int into a string and i have a specific string for the output

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    i want to change the int into a string
    You have answered your own question.

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    please, i am having trouble and it is saying that i can't do what i'm trying to do, it is saying that the return type is void

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    Look at the data type you are trying to return from
    the method - what type is that? What type have you
    declared your method to return? Do they match?

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    i don't know...

    --- Update ---

    i didn't set a specific one

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    How much Java have you learnt, or been taught? Like
    Greg said previously, all these things are basic terminologies
    that apply to just about every programming language. Not
    being rude here - just wondering how far into the book/course
    you are at the moment.

    The bottom line is, if you, the programmer do not understand what
    and why you have written - it is almost impossible for anyone else to.
    Look at the sort of data type it is - is it a numeric, a string, a decimal?
    Does that give you a clue?

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    it is numeric to string,

    btw i am on the fourth chapter in the book

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    Sorry I am confused now...

    Is that the data you want to change from and to or
    is that the type of data you want the method to return?

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    i want have int changed into a string so that i is one instead of 1

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    Quote Originally Posted by lucas29 View Post
    i want have int changed into a string so that i is one instead of 1
    Will that have any effect on the return type error you were getting previously?
    Is it me or are we going round in circles in this thread? I am certain you asked
    this exact question near the beginning. Take a look at previous posts, it has
    been answered before.

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    This thread is being closed for the following reasons:

    1. No progress has been made
    2. The OP is not posting code in code/highlight tags
    3. The conversation has deteriorated to recursion with no exit
    4. The OP is not participating in the solution; not demonstrating effort.

    @lucas29: You are welcome to begin a new thread but PLEASE observe the following hints - your own personal "Starting a thread 101:"

    1. Give the new thread a descriptive title (Suggestion for this topic: "Help changing numerals to English").
    2. Describe your assignment in as much detail as needed for someone to understand what you're trying to do.
    3. Post the commented code you've written so far in code or highlight tags (explained near the top of this link). Preferably, the posted code will be compilable and runnable.
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    New threads that don't observe these guidelines will not be accepted. Once you've posted as I've described above and you receive responses:

    1. Read the responses completely and try to apply the advice given.
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    3. If you still need help after applying the advice given, post updated code and ask NEW questions, NOT the same ones over and over again.
    4. Do not post the same message over and over again, as in "i want to change the int into a string."

    When you deviate from the above recipe, the new thread will be closed, and you will not be invited to return. This or future action is not intended to be mean or an indication that we don't like you but because we want you to get the help you need, and you're not getting it here. You have to be a contributing participant in the process. We can't do it for you.

    If you are simply unable to move forward, I highly recommend you take advantage of the instructor's office hours or use the TAs as much as possible. It's important that they see you're struggling and need extra help.

    Good luck!

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