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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Ramis Khan
Ramis Khan
767 Points
Posted by Ramis Khan
Ramis Khan
767 Points

java basics

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

what should I do here.

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

2 Answers

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

try 

String firstName= console.readLine("first   ");
String lastName=console.readLine("last   ");

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

need to assign what you get back from the console to the variables in question.

Ramis Khan
Ramis Khan
767 Points
Ramis Khan
Ramis Khan
767 Points

Yes it did. Craig I love how you explain things in your video,just an advice before ending any tutorial video please review changes and explain it very briefly so that I don't need to rewind it back ,it will hardly take 30seconds.