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isaias santiago
2,460 Pointshelp with Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"
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// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="isaias";
console.printf("isaias");
3 Answers
markhsia
2,139 PointsWell, first you have to put it in as a string as in %s. Plus, its asking you to put in <Your Name> can code in java, not just <Your Name>. Hope this helps.
Matthew Hardy
4,063 PointsUsing the printf method allows you to print out a formatted string, this means you can input variables within the string amongst other, definite words or characters. In short this means you can say different things based on the value of a variable. To properly use the printf method or any formatted string, you write what you want the printed string to be but for any place where you want to enter in a variable you utilize a variation of %(letter) based on the type of variable inputted. For example, if you want to say "I have 5 apples" where the number five is variable you would use
console.printf("I have %d apples", nameOfYourVariable);
For this example your variable is a String named firstName, and you want the output to be "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!" To accomplish this you must pass the variable firstName into a String with "can code in Java!" pre-determined. To accomplish this you would type: (%s is what you use to pass in Strings)
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
Anoop Kumar
1,715 Pointsthnks this help me...