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

Keerthiraj Chandrashekar
Keerthiraj Chandrashekar
758 Points
Posted by Keerthiraj Chandrashekar
Keerthiraj Chandrashekar
758 Points

Getting error while execution

Bummer! Check the spelling of your argument to the printf method. Make sure it is printing out what the instructions are asking for.

i'm getting the above error while executing the program and not able to comtinue to other tasks. The code looks fine.

Please help me with this.

Thanks.

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

1 Answer

Kirill Dakhnyuk
Kirill Dakhnyuk
7,073 Points
Kirill Dakhnyuk
Kirill Dakhnyuk
7,073 Points

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console String firstName = "keerthiraj"; console.printf("%s can code in Java",firstName);

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