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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Fairen Baker
Fairen Baker
1,892 Points
Posted by Fairen Baker
Fairen Baker
1,892 Points

Syntax error Java

I keep getting the same syntax error stating it does not recognize the period between " console.printf. " The "." comes u as an unknown symbol

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console
String firstName=console.readLine("What is your name?");
String lastName = console.readLine("What is your lastName?");
  console.printf="First Name: %s";

1 Answer

Jenna McCarter
Jenna McCarter
4,391 Points
Jenna McCarter
Jenna McCarter
4,391 Points

Your syntax should look something like this: console.printf ("sample text%s\n", variable);