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

Posted by Ignacio Uriz
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 Points

Need help on task 3 of 3

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console String firstName="Ignacio"; console.printf("%s can code in Java!");

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="Ignacio";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!");

2 Answers

Lukas Baumgartner
Lukas Baumgartner
14,817 Points
Lukas Baumgartner
Lukas Baumgartner
14,817 Points

You've almost done it!

You have to give the placeholder %s in your second line a value! It's simply done by adding a " , " after the quotation marks and putting the value you want %s to have!

Like this:

String statement = "Great!";
console.printf("You are doing: %s", statement);
Ignacio Uriz
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 Points
Ignacio Uriz
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 Points

Thank you so much,I was really mad at this exercise.Now I am happy.Thank you