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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by bishi andrew mhazo
bishi andrew mhazo
574 Points

console.printf

need some help

IO.java 
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your first name?");
String lastName = console.readLine("What is your last name?");
console.printf("Hello my name is Andrew\n");

1 Answer

John Sns
John Sns
4,193 Points
John Sns
John Sns
4,193 Points

To pass variables to the printf method, you have to use '%s' for string, '%d' for decimal, '%f' for float, etc... So, you should use 

console.printf("Hello my name is %s %s", firstName, lastName);""