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ok i'm tryiing to convert a double into a string to get the 1st character of that number.

change = (amountPaid - total);
String dollars = Double.toString(change);
String firstNum = dollars.charAt(0);

i got an imcompatiable type error on that part.

change, amountPaid, total are double.

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nevermind i got it.

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Please copy and paste the full text of the error message.
What does the API doc say is the type returned by the String charAt() method? Is it String?

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