Error in Eclipse IDE while using Formatter class

Question

The method format(Locale, String, Object[]) in the type Formatter is not applicable for the arguments (String, String, String, String)

i get this error in eclipse but it is working in command prompt.

Answer 1

You should trust Eclipse in this case ^^

format(Locale l, String format, Object... args)
Writes a formatted string to this object's destination using the specified locale, format string, and arguments.

format(String format, Object... args)
Writes a formatted string to this object's destination using the specified format string and arguments.

From https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Formatter.html#method_summary

Answer 2

this means that you are trying to pass 4 strings through the function instead of what the parameters are supposed to be.

Answer 3

My Error get solved in changing the Compiler compliance level from 1.4 to 1.7 .