insert AssignmentOperator ArrayInitializer error

Question

I am learning java but stuck with this issue, I am writing a simple code but this error is throwing up again Can some one help me with what wrong i am doing?

public String alarmClock(int day, boolean vacation) {
if (day >= 1 && day <= 5) {
  if (vacation = true) {
      return "10:00";
  }
  else (vacation = false) {return "7:00";}
 }
else {
  if (vacation = true) {
      return "off";
  }
  else (vacation = false) {return "10:00";}
 }
}

the error which it is giving is-

Error:  else (vacation = false) {return "7:00";}
                      ^
Syntax error, insert "AssignmentOperator ArrayInitializer" to complete ArrayInitializerAssignement

What the output i want is this -

alarmClock(1, false) → "7:00"
alarmClock(5, false) → "7:00"
alarmClock(0, false) → "10:00"

I know this may be simple but i am just new to java so i want to learn this.

Thanks in advance !

Answer 1

In a condition use == (comparison), not = (assignment) :

change

if (vacation = true)

to

if (vacation == true)

or even better

    if (vacation)

Beside that, else (vacation = false) is invalid syntax, and you don't need it anyway. Just write else.

if (day >= 1 && day <= 5) {
  if (vacation) {
      return "10:00";
  } else {
      return "7:00";
  }
} else {
  if (vacation) {
      return "off";
  } else {
      return "10:00";
  }
}