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

Posted by James Kilgore
James Kilgore
Courses Plus Student 321 Points

I am on task 2 of 3 in the first java course

I inputted the following code String firstName = "Kayla"; console.printf("%s can code Java", firstName);

When I preview the code it says Kayla can code Java

However the task is suggesting I have an error with the printf function

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Kayla";
console.printf("%s can code Java", firstName);
DANIAL GARUNOV
DANIAL GARUNOV
2,068 Points
DANIAL GARUNOV
DANIAL GARUNOV
2,068 Points

You wrote your code correctly. But Treehouse ask you to make it like this (pay attention to the "can code in Java!") - Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"

String firstName = "Kayla"; console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

Seems like you just forgot to put "in" and "!" sign ;)

James Kilgore
James Kilgore
Courses Plus Student 321 Points

Thank you, Danial!