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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Joshua Hood
Joshua Hood
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Posted by Joshua Hood
Joshua Hood
715 Points

Stuck

i am having trouble remembering what the string/console command is for first name, also i am unclear on what exactly it wants... please help :(

IO.java 
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your name  ");
String lastName = console.readLine("What is your last name  ");
console.printf("%s is a faggot\n", firstName);

1 Answer

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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They want you to print out literally the text "First name: " and then the contents of the variable firstName, something like this:

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