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

Crystal Hersey
Crystal Hersey
112 Points
Posted by Crystal Hersey
Crystal Hersey
112 Points

can I please get help to complete the task store firstname?

help

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
console.printf("hello my name is Crystal".firstname);
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

you seem to be jumping ahead. The first task is just assign the first name (as seth demonstrated). Next you can use it in the printf function, per:

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

Also, you seem to be using a php syntax for string concatenation. In java, you want "+", not ".". But using printf methods means that concatenation is unnecessary. You can use a placeholder and an argument. So what you were trying to do was probably:

String firstName = "Crystal";
console.printf("hello my name is "+firstName);

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

To store your name we first need to state the type, String, then the name of the variable firstName. We follow with an equals sign = and your name in quotes.

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Seth";