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

Posted by Sabrina Khan
Sabrina Khan
192 Points

it says illegal start of expression. What am I doing wrong?

public class Name { There is an arrow pointing to the word "public" but I don't know what I've done wrong.

Name.java 
public class Name {

  public static void main(Strings[] args) {
       Console console = system.console();
    string firstName = "Sabrina";
    console.printf ("Hello, my name is %s.\n ", firstName);
    console.printf (" %s is a lovely name. \n ", firstName);
  }
}

4 Answers

ISAIAH S
ISAIAH S
1,409 Points

Hi Sabrina Khan,

When it says // I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console in code challenges, you don't need:

Example.java 
public class Name {

  public static void main(Strings[] args) {
       Console console = System.console();
}
  }
Sabrina Khan
Sabrina Khan
192 Points

I took that all out and received "JavaTester.java:94: error: class, interface, or enum expected" as a continuous error

Sabrina Khan
Sabrina Khan
192 Points

nope! youre right! I deleted the first expressions and capitalized "String"

ISAIAH S
ISAIAH S
1,409 Points

Always happy to help!

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

I don´t know why you have an error here, but i found that you have a typo here

Console console = system.console();

string = "Sabrina";

I think System and String must be uppercase Console console = System.console(); String = "Sabrina";

Java is case sensitive ....

Shout out if i am wrong and how you fugured it out :)

Emily Cain
Emily Cain
5,850 Points
Emily Cain
Emily Cain
5,850 Points

Hi Sabrina,

Try changing "public class Name {" to "class Name {" i.e. removing the initial "public."

Hope this helps!

Emily

Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points
Johan Delgado
Johan Delgado
5,484 Points

Neither of those help were useful I am having the same issue and could not solve it I am stuck in this question, if there is a better answer please I will do appreciate it.

Sabrina Khan
Sabrina Khan
192 Points

try deleting the first expressions and capitalizing the right words