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0178 Java strings must begin and end on the same line

public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv){ String s = "line 1 line 2 "; } } If you try to comiple this program, the compiler will generate the following error message. D:\>javac Main.java Main.java:3: unclosed string literal String s = "line 1 ^ Main.java:4: not a statement line 2 ^ Main.java:4: ';' expected line 2 ^ Main.java:5: unclosed string literal "; ^ 4 errors In Java strings are actually object types.