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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang
479 Points
Posted by Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang
479 Points

i really don't know what's wrong with my program

Using the console's printf method, display a message that says, "First name: ", followed by the first name that the user has entered. Bummer! There is a compiler error. Please click on preview to view your syntax errors! Restart Preview Get Help Recheck work IO.java // I have imported java.io.Console for you. Idt is a variable called console. String firstName = console.readLine("jackie"); String lastName = console.readLine("wang"); console.printf("%s",firstname);

// I have imported java.io.Console for you. Idt is a variable called console. String firstName = console.readLine("jackie"); String lastName = console.readLine("wang"); console.printf("%s",firstname);

// I have imported java.io.Console for you. Idt is a variable called console. String firstName = console.readLine("jackie"); String lastName = console.readLine("wang"); console.printf("%s",firstname);

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  Idt is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("jackie");
String lastName = console.readLine("wang");
console.printf("%s",firstname);

1 Answer

Tai Do
Tai Do
2,312 Points

try doing this

String firstName = console.readLine("");

String lastName = console.readLine("");

console.printf("firstname %s" , firstName);

Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang
479 Points
Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang
479 Points

so what's the problem of mine

Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang
479 Points
Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang
479 Points

I knew what the problem was,,,, it was capitalizd