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shilpavenugopal
51 PointsIllegal start of expression
Why does the java program I write in the first challenge in Java basics give a syntax error like Illegal start of expression for the lines: import java.io.Console; public class FirstProgram
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
import java.io.Console;
public class FirstProgram {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Console con = System.console();
String firstName = "Shilpa";
con.printf("My First Name is %s \n", firstName);
}
}
2 Answers
David Lacedonia
13,627 PointsI guess that the name of the class has to be exactly the same name of the file.
Mario Blokland
19,750 PointsHi Shilpa Venugopal,
you have done a great job and only did too much for this exercise :-).
Everything is already set up for you. This means you don't have to define a class nor create a console object nor import the Console class.
So, only define a string variable, initialize it with your name and print it out, using the console object named 'console', which is already there.
I am pretty sure you will finish this exercise in no time.
shilpavenugopal
51 Pointsshilpavenugopal
51 PointsHi David, Thanks for the reply. I tried that but, didn't work. Reason, the exercise already had everything built and had to add only the printf statement as asked.