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    Question incompatible types

    hi, i was trying to do some simple stuff on java (i'm totally new at any kind of programming), and here, i got blocked, when i tried to compile my code (which would count to 500 if i am not mistaken), it said incompatible types (i use blueJ). here it is:

    public class q3
    {
        public static void main (String [] args)
        { int n=1;
            int i=0;
            int w=500;
            while (n>0)
            {
                i=i+n;
                if (i=w)
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
            System.out.print (i);
        }
     
    }

    I tried to put down just 500 instead of w, same response.

    Thanks for the answers, bye-bye
    Last edited by stylelink; July 10th, 2014 at 08:14 AM. Reason: making code easier to read


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    Default Re: incompatible types

    You would want to do this with a for loop, I think.

    for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
    System.out.println(i);
    }

    Unless you're practicing while/if, in which case I'm not sure.

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    Default Re: incompatible types

    Welcome to the Forum! Please read this topic to learn how to post code correctly and other useful tips for newcomers.

    Please post your code correctly per the above link.

    '=' is not a comparison operator. '==' is a comparison operator.

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    Default Re: incompatible types

    well yes i was trying to practice the while/if, and also hoping for an explanation to why my types are incompatible, but thank you anyways

    --- Update ---

    and thank you greg, so what i should do is just put == instead of = and it will work right?

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    Default Re: incompatible types

    I just want to point out that:
    if (i=w)
    is not the same as:
    if (i==w)

    If you use a single equality sign then you assign a value to a variable.
    If you use two equality signs then you compare two values against each other.

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