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

Patrick Heflin
Patrick Heflin
6,281 Points
Posted by Patrick Heflin
Patrick Heflin
6,281 Points

Challenge 2, Question 3 of Java Basics

Dose not make sense.

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

3 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

You're a step ahead! It wants exactly what the question says:

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Steve";
console.printf("<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!");

No prizes for guessing what step 3 is!! ;-)

Steve.

Patrick Heflin
Patrick Heflin
6,281 Points
Patrick Heflin
Patrick Heflin
6,281 Points

Hi! This was step 3. It was asking me to replace YOUR NAME in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter. Can you tell what I am doing wrong? Thanks!

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

It'll be the space after printf before the bracket. I just tried it to test that out. 

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

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName); // right
Iagor Moraes
Iagor Moraes
18,678 Points
Iagor Moraes
Iagor Moraes
18,678 Points

In Challenge 2, question 2 is :

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

Question 3:

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

Patrick Heflin
Patrick Heflin
6,281 Points
Patrick Heflin
Patrick Heflin
6,281 Points

It was the space after printf before the bracket. Thanks guys!