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

Jonathan Tubbs
Jonathan Tubbs
7,145 Points
Posted by Jonathan Tubbs
Jonathan Tubbs
7,145 Points

Cant pass task 3 of 3 for "firstName can code Java!"

I can't get this to pass - what is the issue?

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="Jonathan";
console.printf("s% can code in Java!", firstName);

2 Answers

Pedro Cabral
Pedro Cabral
33,586 Points
Pedro Cabral
Pedro Cabral
33,586 Points

Hi, you swapped the sign % with the letter s.

michaelcodes
michaelcodes
5,604 Points
michaelcodes
michaelcodes
5,604 Points

Hi there! You have the %s backwards in the string as "s%". Simply change this:

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

To this:

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

Take care and happy coding!