error: incompatible types: unexpected return value Char compare to String

Question

I am trying to compare char to a String but getting an error. Error

error: incompatible types: unexpected return value

code:

Answer 1

The type of main() is void (public static void main(String args[]) {) and therefore you cannot return a value from it.

The actual error I get when I run this is:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem: 
Void methods cannot return a value

Answer 2

The main method can not return anything, it has a void type. You can write a separate function that returns that value, assign the value to a variable, or just print the value.

public boolean strChar(String s, String p){
    return p.equals(new String(new char[]{c}));
}

or

System.out.println(p.equals(new String(new char[]{c})));

or

boolean equals = p.equals(new String(new char[]{c}));

Answer 3

Characters are not objects and can / should be compared using the == operator. There is no need to build a string each time. Also the main method can't return any value, it is void.