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

Posted by bong zi jiang
bong zi jiang
616 Points

name.java

i completely do know where to start to write

can some one help me!!!

bong zi jiang
bong zi jiang
616 Points

do not know where to start to write

2 Answers

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points
Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points

The first task wants you to store a value of type String into a variable named firstName. The format for assigning a variable to a value in Java is as follows: TYPE NAME = VALUE;

In this case, the TYPE is String, the NAME is firstName, and the VALUE is some String literal containing your first name.

I hope this helps!

bong zi jiang
bong zi jiang
616 Points
bong zi jiang
bong zi jiang
616 Points

can you do example for me ?

bong zi jiang
bong zi jiang
616 Points

can do it like this ( string = "My name" ; ) ?

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points
Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points

Not quite. You need to capitalize "string", and you need to give the name of the variable ("firstName") after the type:

String firstName = "My name";