Thread: Information on toString()

Hi,

I need to use the toString() to display some of the attributes about a class. However I have int values also that need to be displayed.

Is there anyway to include these into the following?

 
public String toString()
   {
      return "This player name is" + playerName;
   }

Thanks.

Have you never added a numeric variable to a String before? An example:

int myValue = 5
String newString = "" + myValue;

No I have not until now. Which I was able to do however once additing it into my toString() method as below

 public String toString()
   {
      return "This player name is" + playerName;
      return "This player costs" + playerValue;
   }

I now get unreachable statement and I have never come across this before. Any ideas on how to resolve this?

Thanks.

The first return leaves the method with the specified String object, so the second return is "unreachable." Put the entire String object in a single return statement. Either build the String object to be returned beforehand (unnecessary but sometimes neater and clearer) or build it in the return statement.

Hi Andbin,

Thanks for that thought looked wrong! Got it working now.

Thanks again.

--- Update ---

Hi Grey,

Much appreciated, all working now after the change.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.