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

Posted by German Kurbaji
German Kurbaji
2,943 Points

What I am doing wrong?

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

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hey Rachelle, put this into an answer so the question can be resolved. :)

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Rachelle Wood
Rachelle Wood
15,362 Points
Rachelle Wood
Rachelle Wood
15,362 Points

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

No space between printf and the ().