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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Classified Classified
Classified Classified
767 Points
Posted by Classified Classified
Classified Classified
767 Points

I have no idea where I went wrong.

When I put '%s' in before the colon it tells me to put '"First name:"' then when I put 'First name' it tells me to put '%s' again.

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine ("firstName");
String lastName = console.readLine ("lastName");
console.printf("%s:", firstName);
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Points

Maybe this is what you need to do:

// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine ("firstName");
String lastName = console.readLine ("lastName");
console.printf("First name:%s:", firstName);
console.printf("Last name:%s:", lastName);

Hope this helps!

Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points
Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points 
//Instead of using:
console.printf(); 
//Try using 
console.printn();