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

Posted by André Alves
André Alves
Courses Plus Student 409 Points

Cant understand the problem

What is wrong?

Name.java 
        String primeiroNome = André;

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

A couple of issues. First, the editor appears to only speak English. Sorry. Second, when you assign a String to a variable it has to be a String:

String firstName = "Andre";

Notice that Andre is inside quotation marks.