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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Why doesn't this work? What is the solution?

From what I understand this should work.

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

1 Answer

David Tomko
David Tomko
7,744 Points

it's console.printf() instead of System.out. So switch that and you should be good.