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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by Santiago Aragon
Santiago Aragon
1,177 Points

Stuck on the first challenge of IO.Java

Help! I am stuck in the first challenge of IO.Java and dont know what to do. It asks me to add a variable to store the users first name using console.readLine and I am not sure what is wrong. Please help!

IO.java 
I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
   String firstName=console.readLine("What is your first name?"  );

2 Answers

Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

It looks like maybe you accidentally removed the two forward slashes that make that first line a comment. Try adding them back so you have:

// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.

Other than those extra spaces at the end, things look great!

Santiago Aragon
Santiago Aragon
1,177 Points
Santiago Aragon
Santiago Aragon
1,177 Points

Thanks Craig, you're a real life saver.