Thread: Strings in switch are not supported in source 1.5...

I am creating a checkers game and im trying to paint the board but it says the switch is using a string, but its actually not. Here is the code

public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {


for (int row = 0; row < 8; row++) {
for (int col = 0; col < 8; col++) {
if ( row % 2 == col % 2 )
g.setColor(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
else
g.setColor(Color.GRAY);
g.fillRect(2 + col*20, 2 + row*20, 20, 20);
switch (board.pieceAt(row,col)) {
case CheckersData.RED:
g.setColor(Color.RED);
g.fillOval(4 + col*20, 4 + row*20, 15, 15);
break;
}
}

And this is the method it calls

int pieceAt(int row, int col) {
return board[row][col];
}

Any help would be much appreciated.

If you want help, you'll have to provide an SSCCE (not your whole program) that demonstrates exactly what's going on. As of now we'd just be guessing.

If you want help, you'll have to provide an SSCCE (not your whole program) that demonstrates exactly what's going on. As of now we'd just be guessing.

It's not just a matter of shortening it- did you read the link I gave you on what an SSCCE should be? It should be short, but it should also be self-contained (so we can just copy and paste it without adding anything) and compilable (in your case, it should show the same compiler error).

As of now we have no idea what much of your code is doing. We don't have time to go through your whole program, so it's your job to shorten it up to a self-contained example. Actually, in the process of creating an SSCCE, you'll end up figuring out the problem yourself!

What was the problem?