I can use char[],and can't use String[] with Cyrillic alphabet. Why?

Question

When I use:

char[] abcCyr = {'a','б','в','г','д','ё','ж','з','и','к','л','м','н','п','р','с','т','у','ў','ф','х','ц','ш','щ','ы','ю','я'};

Nothing is wrong, but when I try to change type of array to String, eclipse forbid me to do this. What is wrong?

Char literals use single quotes. String literals use double. — PakkuDon, Feb 02 '14 at 10:15
How about showing us the code that doesn't compile, with the error message you get, rather than showing us the code that doesn't have any problem? You want us to guess what the problem is? — JB Nizet, Feb 02 '14 at 10:16
Here usefull answers http://stackoverflow.com/questions/439485/is-there-a-difference-between-single-and-double-quotes-in-java — StarsSky, Feb 02 '14 at 10:17

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 02 '14 at 10:16

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'a' is char

"a" is String

In order to use String:

String[] abcCyr = {"a", "б","в"}

answered Feb 02 '14 at 10:16

BobTheBuilder

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 02 '14 at 10:19

5

char[] abcCyr = {'a','б','в'};
String[] abc = {"abc","def","ghi"};

char is a primitive type. String is a class.

edited Feb 02 '14 at 10:19

Maroun

answered Feb 02 '14 at 10:16

Kick

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