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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Posted by Mary Muiruri
Mary Muiruri
477 Points

Error when i compile and run my class.

Here is the code ;

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
   String firstName = Mary;
  console.prinf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
  console.printf("%s is learning how to code\n", firstName);

}

}

When i compile, i get this; ........ Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Introductions.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
String firstName = Mary;
^
symbol: variable Mary
location: class Introductions
Introductions.java:9: error: cannot find symbol
console.prinf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
^
symbol: method prinf(String,String)
location: variable console of type Console
2 errors

2 Answers

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

Hey Mary,

It looks like you're missing the Quotation marks around your string. Without them, the compiler is looking for a variable reference named Mary.

So, Mary ==> needs to be "Mary".

Keep Coding! :) :dizzy:

Edit (Added): Sorry, it also looks like you have a typo in your first console.print line... you're missing the 't' in 'print'.

Mary Muiruri
Mary Muiruri
477 Points
Mary Muiruri
Mary Muiruri
477 Points

oh..thanks for that Jason