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I think the below logic should work but its throwing error

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  int soil_moisture = analogRead(A0); // read from analog pin A3
//  int soil_moisture = pinMode(AO);
  Serial.print(“analog value: “);
  if (soil_moisture < 30) {
    Serial.println(“Dry soil”);
  }
  if ((soil_moisture > 300) && (soil_moisture < 700)) {
    Serial.println(“Humid soil”);
  }
  if ((soil_moisture > 700) && (soil_moisture < 950)) {
    Serial.println(“water”);
  }
}

error i get is 

Arduino: 1.6.12 (Mac OS X), Board: "Arduino/Genuino Uno"

analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: stray '\342' in program
   Serial.print(“analog value: “);
   ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: stray '\234' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: stray '\342' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: stray '\234' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: stray '\342' in program
     Serial.println(“Dry soil”);
     ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: stray '\234' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: stray '\342' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: stray '\235' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: stray '\342' in program
     Serial.println(“Humid soil”);
     ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: stray '\234' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: stray '\342' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: stray '\235' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: stray '\342' in program
     Serial.println(“water”);
     ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: stray '\234' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: stray '\342' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: stray '\200' in program
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: stray '\235' in program
/Users/ciastro/Documents/Arduino/analog_soil_moisture_v01/analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino/analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino.ino: In function 'void loop()':
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:16: error: 'analog' was not declared in this scope
   Serial.print(“analog value: “);
                   ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:18: error: 'Dry' was not declared in this scope
     Serial.println(“Dry soil”);
                       ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:21: error: 'Humid' was not declared in this scope
     Serial.println(“Humid soil”);
                       ^
analog_soil_moisture_v02.ino:24: error: 'water' was not declared in this scope
     Serial.println(“water”);
                       ^
exit status 1
stray '\342' in program

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It is because you declared NONE of your variables (int, floats) (except soil_moisture)

You must declare them. This is not Python where you can simply name a variable without declaring its type. Arduino language is based on C/C++.

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    Where did you get that Arduino language comes from JavaScript? I have known C and C++ for over 20 years, JavaScript for about 10 years and I don't see where Arduino language could be based on the latter.
    – jfpoilpret
    Oct 22, 2016 at 16:20
  • My bad, its Java (not JavaScript). It's actually the function printf() from Java which translates to Serial.print(F())
    – Dat Ha
    Oct 22, 2016 at 18:53
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    printf is initially a standard C function, long before Java.
    – jfpoilpret
    Oct 22, 2016 at 18:55
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The actual error you are seeing is caused by the use of incorrect quotes in your program. You most likely copied and pasted the code from a website which has replaced the proper quotes with typeset-standard quotes:

    Serial.println(“Humid soil”);

should be:

    Serial.println("Humid soil");

Note the subtle difference in the quite shape. The first set are typesetter's open- and close-quote characters. The latter are just plain double-quotes (shift-2 on a UK keyboard).

There are other special characters in your program that need replacing with the standard ASCII equivalent, as well.

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