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

Posted by vijay kumar
vijay kumar
45 Points

Define a string variable

help to understand the question first

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
public static void main(strings[] args) {
  Console console = System.console();
  String firstName = "vijay";
  console.printf("This is %s\n", firstName);
  console.printf("%s is finding difficulty in learning\n", firstName);
}

1 Answer

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

vijay, you are making it much harder than it is. All he wants is for you to create a String variable named firstName (as you did), then initialize it to your name (which you also did), and then use the variable in a printf statement (which you did):

String firstName = "vijay";
console.printf("%s can code in Java", firstName);

You don't need to put it in a main method. Also, the console is already there, you don't need to recreate it. As it says: "I have set up a java.io.Console for you.