use a string variable returned by a method in java

Question

Creating a text based game. I have a method for each of the following: Race, profession, name. So for instance:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO code application logic here
    intro();
    name();
    System.out.println("Welcome " + name);
}
public static String name(){
    System.out.println("Enter Name:");
    String name = sc.next();
    return name;
}

Yet I get an error when using the name variable in my print in main. Why?

Answer 1

You need to assign the return value of name to a local variable:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO code application logic here
    intro();
    String name = name();
    System.out.println("Welcome " + name);
}
public static String name(){
    System.out.println("Enter Name:");
    String name = sc.next();
    return name;
}

Answer 2

Your name() method is static, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the namevariable in that method can be accessed without a getter or something similar. It won't recognize that variable since it's only defined in that method.

You can try something like Sysout("welcome" + name()); since your method will return that value.