Follow up question to the (assign new variable through a method) question

[mortal wind]

assign: to initialize a new variable and assign a value to it. Example: assign
x y, where x is the variable and y is the value assigned. The value could be
an integer number, or a string

Here is what I got answered with on this form

public void assign(String varType, String varName, Object value) {
    if (varType.equals("int")) {
        int varName = (int) value;
    } else if (varType.equals("String")) {
        String varName = (String) value;
    }
}

here is the issue

varName is already declared in the scope.

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[wind marsh]

varName and value are being used as both the names of the variables

fix that!

[mortal wind]

How are they both being used for that?

Int varName = (int) value;

value is the value of the integer named the input in varName

[wind marsh]

int varName = (int) value;

??

and in if statement

String varName = (String) value;

??

[mortal wind]

Okay but thats what i want, and only one of them will execute not both.

The logic is right i just still don’t understand why it wont work

[wind marsh]

huh?

[wind marsh]

hit me Dms!

[mortal wind]

Okay i will!

[mortal wind]

Thread is still open if anyone can help😁