Thread: Trying to compare the values of 2 array indexes.

I am trying to make a trivia game program for my Java class at school. I am new to Java and I'm trying to compare the string value of an index in one array (player's answers) against the string value of an index in another array(answer key) but I have no idea what expression to use to do this.

public static int player1_answer_check(String player1_answers) {
 
		int player1_correct, index = 0, counter = 0;
 
		do {
			if (player1_answers[index].equals(Question.get_answer_key(counter))) {
				player1_correct++;
			}
			else{
			}
			index++;
			counter = counter + 2;		
		}
		while (counter < 10);
 
		return player1_correct;
	}

I'm using eclipse an it is showing me an error saying "The type of the expression must be an array type but it resolved to a string" when I hover over player1_answers[index].

I figured it out, I didn't put the [] after the String with my argument.