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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Aldrich Alviar
Aldrich Alviar
2,745 Points
Posted by Aldrich Alviar
Aldrich Alviar
2,745 Points

console.printf help

please help on task #3 console.printf

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName= console.readLine("What is tour firstName?  ");
String lastName= console.readLine ("What is your lastName?  ");
console.printf ("Hello, my firstName is %s\n", firstName");

2 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey there Aldrich,

The problem is just a little typo. You have an extra quotation (") mark after firstName. Just delete that and you're good to go.

console.printf ("Hello, my firstName is %s\n", firstName); // deleted quotation mark

:dizzy:

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

You have a stray quote mark after firstName that you should have there. It's possible the challenge doesn't like the space between printf and (). While it is legal syntax, it's a strong convention in Java to leave no space between a method name and the parentheses. And I know there are a challenge or two where it matters and this is one of them IIRC.