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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by Bryce Hunter
Bryce Hunter
1,186 Points

cant print firstname

i keep getting a compiler error... What am i doing wrong?

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = ("Bryce");
  console.readLine("%s, firstName");
String lastName = ("Hunter");
  console.readLine("%s, lastName");
String console.readLine ("Enter first name: ");
console.printf("First name: %s", firstName);

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hey Bryce,

let us look at this code:

String firstName;
// String variable declaration
// no need to put your name into parenthesis, it will happen in the next line
  firstName = console.readLine("Enter your first name");
// assignment of the input through readLine() method to your "firstName"
// readLine method provides text like "Enter a name", so you know what to do and stores the input as String
String lastName;
  lastName = console.readLine("Enter your last Name");
// s. above
console.printf("You First name is %s ", firstName);
// use String formatter %s and printf() method
// where you place the formatter, there will be your firstName or lastName
console.printf("You Last name is %s ", lastName);
// s. above

Hope it helps

Grigorij