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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

i cant understand this task3

answer

IO.java
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("what is your name ");
String lastName = console.readLine();
console.printf(firstName);

1 Answer

Ruud Claassen
Ruud Claassen
9,359 Points

You are printing a formatted string (console.printf()). So you can combine a String and a variable.

String text = "World";
console.printf("Hello %s", text);

The task requires you to combine "First name" with the variable (which you retrieved using the readLine method)