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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Kishan Patel
Kishan Patel
5,711 Points
Posted by Kishan Patel
Kishan Patel
5,711 Points

Java Inputs

What should use for firstName method in order for the user to put an input.

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("Kishan ");
String lastName = console.readLine("Patel   ");
console.printf("%s\n", firstName");

1 Answer

Peter Danglay
Peter Danglay
861 Points
Peter Danglay
Peter Danglay
861 Points

Here is how you would do it.

String firstName;

firstName = console.readLine("Enter the first name");

Peter Danglay
Peter Danglay
861 Points

This is the explanation you first have to declare a String variable and make it camel case then you should set the variable equal to what the user inputs