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Gagandeep Singh
Courses Plus Student 468 PointsHow to call the printf method?
Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"
My answer: String firstName = "Gagan"; printf(firstName + " can code in java");
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName;
firstName = "Gagan";
printf(firstName + " can code in java");
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsRussel makes a good point, but the object created for you by the challenge is "console", with a lower-case "c". This is an important difference since Java is case-sensitive:
console.printf(firstName + " can code in java");
Also, your concatenation will work just fine though the token substitution used in Russel's example is a more conventional use of printf.
Teacher Russell
16,873 PointsGood save, Mr Parker. That's why I'm an English teacher, and only a student of programming:)
Aleksandar Stojanov
114 Pointsconsole printf(firstName + "can code in Java");
Am upset, losing patient struggling with this , what am missing , what is the correct answer please
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsAleksandar, it looks like you have a space between "console" and "printf", but it should be a period instead.
Teacher Russell
16,873 PointsTeacher Russell
16,873 PointsRemember, we're calling it on the Console object, we have to use Console.printf(); Then we can say, Console.printf("%s can code in java", firstName);