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

Posted by Matthew Kada
Matthew Kada
295 Points

Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"

i dont get this

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Matthew";
 console.printf("%s is learning on how to code java\n", firstName);

2 Answers

Galen Cook
Galen Cook
2,463 Points

Check the prompt! It wants you to have it print out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!", but right now you are printing "<YOUR NAME> is learning on how to code java\n"

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points
Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

You want it to say "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"

You are doing

"<YOUR NAME> is learning on how to code java"