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Hianoo Song
6,812 Pointsprintf
I'm having trouble with this question. I don't know why console.printf("<%s>",firstName); is incorrect for "check work". web workspace prints <firstName>.
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Hyunwoo";
console.printf("<%s>",firstName);
Hianoo Song
6,812 PointsTurns out there is no need for 'greater than' and 'less than' signs. My bad.
1 Answer
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi there,
You can simplify that still further as there's no need to interpolate into an empty string:
String firstName = "Hyunwoo";
console.printf(firstName); // no interpolation
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName); // interpolation needed
So, you can print a string directly inside the printf method, but if you want to use a string's value inside another string, you use the formatter with the %s (for a string - numbers etc are slightly different).
I hope that helps,
Steve.
Hianoo Song
6,812 PointsI misunderstood the question. Thanks anyway~
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsAs long as you got it sorted, that's great.
Steve.
Jimmy Nguyen
1,940 PointsJimmy Nguyen
1,940 Pointsare the the signs "great than" "less than" needed?