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

Posted by andrejtu7
andrejtu7
6,649 Points

Challenge Task 2 of 3, any example of good code, i try everything...tnx

snapshot of good code,i don t understand what i need to do. tnx

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="Andrej";
console.printf("Hello my name is %s\n," firstName);
console.printf("What is yourName\n," firstName);

1 Answer

Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points
Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points

The comma should be after the string, not in the string:

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

Best regards,

Philip

Nicolas Hampton
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 Points

Philip, I could be wrong, but that second console.printf call doesn't seem to make sense. Is he supposed to be doing a console.readLine to get an answer back there? And if so, why is firstName the argument again? Could you check out that exercise and see what he's supposed to be doing?

Philip G
Philip G
14,600 Points

Thanks Nicolas, you're right. I just took his Code and implemented the changes, because I thought the prompt will be done next task. I checked out the challenge before, but thought it is randomly generated.