I have one last issue with the method summaryout: just cant get it right:

StateFlowerBird.java:130: error: incompatible types: Object cannot be converted to String

for (String userState : inputStates) {

^

1 error

/*

* File: USStateFlowerBird.java

* Author: Mike Duncan

* Date: Aprl 7, 2020

* Purpose: User enter a State name without worrying about case

* and it displays the State bird and flower.

*/

import java.util.Scanner; //import Scanner so you can type in the state name.

import java.util.Arrays; // to print arrays in Java.

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class StateFlowerBird {

//2D Array with State, state flower, and state bird from:

//https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AList_of_U.S._states_and_their_state_flower,_tree,_and_bird/Archive

static String[][] stateInfo = {

{"Alabama", "Camellia", "Yellowhammer"},

{"Alaska", "Forget-me-not", "Willow Ptarmigan"},

{"Arizona", "Saguaro cactus", "Cactus Wren"},

{"Arkansas", "Apple blossom", "Mockingbird"},

{"California", "Golden poppy", "California Valley Quail"},

{"Colorado", "Rocky Mountain Columbine", "Lark Bunting"},

{"Connecticut", "Mountain laurel", "Robin"},

{"Delaware", "Peach blossom", "Blue Hen Chicken"},

{"Florida", "Orange blossom", "Mockingbird"},

{"Georgia", "Cherokee rose", "Brown Thrasher"},

{"Hawaii", "Hibiscus", "Nene"},

{"Idaho", "Syringa", "Mountain Bluebird"},

{"Illinois", "Native violet", "Cardinal"},

{"Indiana", "Peony", "Cardinal"},

{"Iowa", "Wild rose", "Eastern Goldfinch"},

{"Kansas", "Native sunflower", "Western Meadowlark"},

{"Kentucky", "Goldenrod", "Cardinal"},

{"Louisiana", "Magnolia", "Eastern Brown"},

{"Maine", "Pine cone & tassle", "Chickadee"},

{"Maryland", "Black Eyed Susan", "Baltimore Oriole"},

{"Massachusettes", "Mayflower", "Chickadee"},

{"Michigan", "Apple blossom", "Robin"},

{"Minnesota", "Lady slipper", "Common Loon"},

{"Mississippi", "Magnolia", "Mockingbird"},

{"Missouri", "Hawthorn", "Bluebird"},

{"Montana", "Bitterroot", "Western Meadowlark"},

{"Nebraska", "Goldenrod", "Western Meadowlark"},

{"Nevada", "Sagebrush", "Mountain Bluebird"},

{"New Hampshire", "Purple lilac", "Purple Finch"},

{"New Jersey", "Purple violet", "Eastern Goldfinch"},

{"New Mexico", "yucca", "Roadrunner"},

{"New York", "Rose", "Bluebird"},

{"North Carolina", "Dogwood", "Cardinal"},

{"North Dakota", "Wild prairie rose", "Western Meadowlark"},

{"Ohio", "Scarlet carnation", "Cardinal"},

{"Oklahoma", "Mistletoe", "Scissor-tailed"},

{"Oregon", "Oregon Grape", "Western Meadowlark"},

{"Pennsylvania", "Mountain laurel", "Ruffed Grouse"},

{"Rhode Island", "Violet", "Rhode Island Red"},

{"South Carolina", "Yellow jessamine", "Great Carolina Wren"},

{"South Dakota", "Pasque flower", "Ring-necked Pheasant"},

{"Tennesssee", "Purple iris", "Mockingbird"},

{"Texas", "Texas Blue Bonnet", "Mockingbird"},

{"Utah", "Sego lily", "American Seagull"},

{"Vermont", "Red clover", "Hermit Thrush"},

{"Virginia", "Dogwood", "Cardinal"},

{"Washington", "Western rhododendron", "Willow Goldfinch"},

{"West Virginia", "Rhododendron", "Cardinal"},

{"Wisconsin", "Wood violet", "Robin"},

{"Wyoming", "Indian paint brush", "Western Meadowlark"}};

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner scannerIn = new Scanner(System.in); //Scanner

String state = "";

findState();

}

private static void findState() {

Scanner scannerIn = new Scanner(System.in);

String state = "";

int index=0;

String[] summary;

summary = new String[50];

ArrayList inputStates = new ArrayList<>();

do { //do loop

//Ask user to type the name of state or none

System.out.print(" Enter a State or None to exit: ");

state = scannerIn.nextLine();

boolean found = false; //used to indicate the desired state is found

String output = "";

for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) { //loop that goes from i=0 to <50 (50 states in the 2D array)

if (stateInfo[i][0].equalsIgnoreCase(state)) {

index=i;

found=true; //State info found

} else if (!stateInfo[i][0].equalsIgnoreCase(state)) { //to check if user input (String) equals stateBirdFlower [i][0]

}

} //for loop

if (found) { // IF true, then save state + bird + flower as a String (say output). Use concatenation operator (+) to append state, bird, flower.

output = "Flower: " + stateInfo[index][1] + " Bird: " + stateInfo[index][2]; // IF found true, then save state + bird + flower as a String

// stateInfo [i][0] stores state; stateInfo [i][1] & stateInfo [i][2] stores flower & bird details;

summary[index] = output;// Copy the String (output) to a 1-D array as: summary[counter] = output;

inputStates.add( stateInfo[index][0] + ", " + stateInfo[index][1] + ", " + stateInfo[index][2]);

output(index, summary); // method that outputs the contents of summary[] array

} // if (found)

} //do loop

while (!state.equalsIgnoreCase("None"));

if (state.equalsIgnoreCase("None")) { //Look for input of None to exit

System.out.println(" **** Thank you ***** " + "A summary report for each State, Bird, and Flower is: ");

summaryout(index, inputStates);

// for (String userState : inputStates) {

//System.out.println(userState);

//}

System.out.println("Please visit our site again! ");

}

System.exit(0);

}

public static int output(int i, String[] summary) {

System.out.print(summary[i] + " ");

return i;

}

public static int summaryout(int i, String[] inputStates) {

for (String userState : inputStates) {

System.out.println(userState);

}

return i;

}

}