you're trying to use "toUpperCase()" on a char instead of a String. Try String s1 = ("" + name.charAt(0)).toUpperCase();
It changes the char to a String.

I initially tried

String s1 = name.charAt(0).toUppercase());

But it gave me a char cannot be defererenced error. I don't really understand the error unfortunately.

This one confused me a little because I associated args with the Java main method so didn't know how to reference the array.

Hi,

Thanks for the response. I definitely meant the former so I'll give it a go. I've been learning so far through code gym so it'll be exciting to try something new as well.

Hi,

Depends on what you call "searching solutions on the web".

• Searching/reading about algorithm, api, documentation of anykind? Yeah, totally allowed. You'll need that, acctually.
• stalking github or any other place for solutions and just copy/paste them: no definitely not. That's called plagiarism. We have speicalists at that game. They generally get kicked out sooner or later.

Enjoy your time coding!
Cheers

I've just joined the site today. Can I ask is it acceptable to try and Google solutions in order to learn this way or are the katas designed to be answered from scratch with no online help?