Cannot invoke equals(char) on the primitive type char

Question

I\'m new to programming and trying to nut out a basic guessing game, but I have this error. Need some help as I\'ve set \'guess\' to char, then want to compare

Answer 1

equals() is a method that is contained in the Object class and passed on through inheritance to every class that is created in java. And since it is a method, it can be invoked only by objects and not primitives.

You should compare the variable guess like this

if(guess==wordContainer[j]) {

hope it helps.

Answer 2

Primitives are compared with ==. If you convert the chars to the wrapper classes Character, then you can use .equals().

Either change

1. char guess; to Character guess;

   or

2. if(guess.equals(wordContainer[j])) to if(guess == wordContainer[j])).