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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Mahmoud Amin
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Mahmoud Amin
Courses Plus Student 6,269 Points
Posted by Mahmoud Amin
Mahmoud Amin
Courses Plus Student 6,269 Points

My code is not working

I followed the instructions but it gives me syntax error and i can't figure it out

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

1 Answer

Mikkel Madsen
Mikkel Madsen
4,229 Points
Mikkel Madsen
Mikkel Madsen
4,229 Points

Hi.

You have an equals sign in the wrong place. You should not have a equals sign after the console.printf You code:

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

Problem:

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

Should be:

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

Hope this was helpful