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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Omolade Ajibade
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Omolade Ajibade
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Omolade Ajibade
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 3,157 Points

i have tried everything, nothing is working. Stuck with this for over 5 days now, watched the video over and over again.

Using the console's printf method, display a message that says, "Last name: " followed by the last name that the user has entered.

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


String lastName = console.readLine("Ajibade");
console.printf("%s", lastName);   
console.printf("Last Name:%s", lastName);

2 Answers

Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points

You don't need the second line in each of your code bodies (i.e. you don't need console.printf("%s", firstName) or console.printf("%s", lastName).)

Your final line of code is correct except that you have capitalized the word "Name" in the string. It should look like:

console.printf("Last name:%s", lastName);
Caleb Kleveter
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Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

Here is what I used to pass. Hope this helps:

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

console.printf("First name: %s", firstName);
console.printf("Last name: %s", lastName);