[java] Unclosed Character Literal error

Got the error "Unclosed Character Literal" , using BlueJ, when writing:

class abc
{
   public static void main(String args[])
   {
       String y;
       y = 'hello';
       System.out.println(y);
   }
}

But I can't figure out what is wrong. Any idea?

Thanks.

String y = "hello";

would work (note the double quotes).

char y = 'h'; this will work for chars (note the single quotes)

but the type is the key: '' (single quotes) for one char, "" (double quotes) for string.

Character only takes one value dude! like: char y = 'h'; and maybe you typed like char y = 'hello'; or smthg. good luck. for the question asked above the answer is pretty simple u have to use DOUBLE QUOTES to give a string value. easy enough;)

Java uses double quotes for "String" and single quotes for 'C'haracters.

I'd like to give a small addition to the existing answers. You get the same "Unclosed Character Literal error", if you give value to a char with incorrect unicode form. Like when you write:

char HI = '\3072';

You have to use the correct form which is:

char HI = '\u3072';

'' encloses single char, while "" encloses a String.

Change

y = 'hello';

-->

y = "hello";