DRAFT
Observed
SingleQuoteString
Incorrect
String literals can be in single quotes
Correct
String literals must be in double quotes
CorrectionHere is what's right.
Here is what's right.
In Java, String literals must be in double quotes.
OriginWhere could this misconception come from?
Where could this misconception come from?
In other programming langauges, strings can be delimited both by single quotes and double quotes (e.g, in Python or JavaScript).
SymptomsHow do you know your students might have this misconception?
How do you know your students might have this misconception?
Students may liberally use single quotes to delimit String literals, as they would in other programming languages.
Language
Java
Concepts
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