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

shub Virk
shub Virk
413 Points
Posted by shub Virk
shub Virk
413 Points

CANNOT PRINT MY NAME TO THE CONSOLE USING printf

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console String firstName = "Shubinder"; console printf ("my name is shubinder");

The following code returns a compilation error.

I am not able to print my name to the Console.

Therefore what is the issue with my code?

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Shubinder";
console printf ("my name is shubinder");

1 Answer

Willard Roseberry
Willard Roseberry
1,257 Points
Willard Roseberry
Willard Roseberry
1,257 Points

it looks like your missing the dot in console.printf.

If you want to use the first Name string that you made I would add.

console.printf(" my name is %s ", firstName);

That way you don't have to type out your name again to print. The %s takes the first name's place.