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

Max McPhee
Max McPhee
508 Points
Posted by Max McPhee
Max McPhee
508 Points

JavaTester.java:73: error: ';' expected

i did what the video did

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
string = firstname "max";

1 Answer

Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

I think the video did it more like this:

// notice the capitalized S in String
// the variable name and = has switched place
String firstName = "Max";
Max McPhee
Max McPhee
508 Points
Max McPhee
Max McPhee
508 Points

thank you just started today