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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

joseph bonsignore
joseph bonsignore
779 Points

how do i declare a variable

I'm trying to do the io java basics challenge, but I don't understand what it means to declare a variable. What kind of variable are they talking about? And how do I sort it?

IO.java
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.

1 Answer

Hey Joseph,

The challenge is prompting you to declare a String variable, firstName, and assign it the value returned from the readLine method.

Like so:

String firstName = console.readLine();