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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings, Variables, and Formatting

Posted by christopher watts
christopher watts
185 Points

Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter

Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter.

Name.java 
String firstName = "ken";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", /* chris */);

1 Answer

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points
Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

Well you've got everything in place. Just an error when setting the name

String firstName = "ken";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", /* chris */);

Just replace the last line to 

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

So basically you've set your name in a string variable called firstName. So all you have to tell that console command is which string variable to read so that it corresponds to the %s

Hope that helps