Compiling error

[robbierut]

Hey,

I am making a app for my school. The purpose is to give in a digit and give the table of it.

my code is:

void button1_ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent event)
	{
		int aantal;
		aantal = Integer.parseInt(textField1.getText());		
		int tafel1;
		tafel1 = aantal * 1;
		int tafel2;
		tafel2 = aantal * 2;
		int tafel3;
		tafel3 = aantal * 3;
		int tafel4;
		tafel4 = aantal * 4;
		int tafel5;
		tafel5 = aantal * 5;
		int tafel6;
		tafel6 = aantal * 6;
		int tafel7;
		tafel7 = aantal * 7;
		int tafel8;
		tafel8 = aantal * 8;
		int tafel9;
		tafel9 = aantal * 9;
		int tafel10;
		tafel10 = aantal * 10;
	    String schrijven;
	    schrijven = textArea1.setText( "1" + "x" + (String.valueOf(aantal)) + "=" + (String.valueOf(tafel1)));

But when I try to compile it it give's an error that it cant convert Void to java.lang.string
The problem is in the last line.

Can someone help me to point out the problem and/or give the solution?

Robbierut

[xmdx]

You don't need to write String.valueOf(aantal), because compiler makes it automayically. You can change
schrijven = textArea1.setText( "1" + "x" + (String.valueOf(aantal)) + "=" + (String.valueOf(tafel1)));
with
textArea1.setText( "1x" + aantal + "=" + tafel1);

Also, what do you want to do with string 'schrijven'?

[robbierut]

Okay, Gonna try it as soon as i downloaded the files to my home computer.
The purpose of the string "schrijven" is to write it to a textarea which produces the results of the table.

so in the textfield should say:
1 x (input) = (input * 1)
2 x (input) = (input * 2)

etc.

[xmdx]

You don't need it. Just write

textArea1.setText( "1 x" + aantal + " = " + tafel1);

But if u still want to use additional variable, u can do it like this:

String newValue = "1 x" + aantal + " = " + tafel1;
textArea1.setText(newValue);

And stop giving your variables such strange names.

[robbierut]

Thanks for the fast replies:)

And about the strange names, im dutch... so the word schrijven means Write. So in dutch it isnt to strange.
Also the word aantal means number. so you got like table of 5.