Syntax Quiz 2, Step 6

Assignment:

Write a variable declaration for a parameter variable named theParameter of a type suitable to hold a character string.

My solution:

String theParameter

Common mistakes:

Omitting the type.

Every variable (whether instance, parameter, or local) must be declared with a type before it.

Mis-spelling the type.

The built-in type name String must be capitalized; Java has never heard of a type named string.

Including a semicolon at the end.

Instance and local variables are declared in declaration statements, which end in semicolons. However, parameter variables are declared inside a method header, and do not end in semicolons.