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

Posted by zlatko divjakovski
zlatko divjakovski
874 Points

error: make sure you add '%s' formater string.

On the third challenge I've got: make sure you add '%s' formater string, while I already have added %s, and it's changing the name correctly in the previous challenges. Could anyone give me a hand? :) Thank you

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

1 Answer

Dennis Mårtensson
Dennis Mårtensson
7,400 Points
Dennis Mårtensson
Dennis Mårtensson
7,400 Points

The second line in your code is unnecessary. It's only asking you to print one line. Also, you don't need the '\n' in your string. Like this;

String firstName = "Zlatko";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
zlatko divjakovski
zlatko divjakovski
874 Points

Thank you very, very much! ^_^