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

Posted by Sheena Mammarappallil
Sheena Mammarappallil
1,871 Points

what am i doing wrong?

it doesn't let me go further in the challenge. it says" Bummer! please make sure you leave your printf statement intact"

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

1 Answer

George Zabel
George Zabel
5,194 Points

Just eliminate the space after printf. So, change it to 

console.printf("%s can code in Java\n", firstName);

and it'll pass. Don't put a space before a left parenthesis, generally.

Please upvote and mark as best answer if this was helpful!

Sheena Mammarappallil
Sheena Mammarappallil
1,871 Points

Thanks. It worked