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

andrea Tringo
andrea Tringo
616 Points
Posted by andrea Tringo
andrea Tringo
616 Points

Why am I getting "...make sure your printf statement is intact" message in quiz?

-This is the question (task 3 in the quiz):

Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter.

-Here's my code; I don't get why it's wrong:

String firstName = "Pixie"; console.printf ("Pixie can code in Java!"); console.printf ("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

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

1 Answer

Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points
Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points

Hi andrea,

You're very close: all you need to do is remove the spaces between your method calls and your arguments.

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