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

Ayman Ahmad
Ayman Ahmad
204 Points
Posted by Ayman Ahmad
Ayman Ahmad
204 Points

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong with the printf statement for this exercise.

After declaring the string variable String firstName = "Ayman"; I type in console.printf("%s can code in Java!\n", firstName); Yet i keep getting the same error. I went back to the exercise and video, both examples given are identical to what I've written.

Matthew Orndoff
Matthew Orndoff
9,018 Points

Hey Ayman, could you post the error that you're getting? What you're typing looks correct to me.

1 Answer

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Ayman,

I've tried your code and it worked fine, try again as it could have been a glitch in the system which happens from time-to-time.