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

Posted by David Marr
David Marr
Courses Plus Student 11,242 Points

i need help on this question

i cant figure out what there saying

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="Caleb";
printf.console("<Caleb> can code java");

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, David Marr! I see that you have quite a few points in JavaScript. I imagine you have encountered console.log. This is similar. The console is the object and printf is the method. Just like in JavaScript console is the object and log is the method.

The string name must be exactly identical including the "!" at the end and the capitalization of the word "Java".

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

This calls the printf method on the console object. The value that is stored in firstName will replace the %s.

Hope this helps! :sparkles: