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

Tommaso Giuseppini
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Tommaso Giuseppini
Courses Plus Student 646 Points
Posted by Tommaso Giuseppini
Tommaso Giuseppini
Courses Plus Student 646 Points

Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"

This is what I've done: String firstName = "Tommaso"; console.printf("Hello, my name is %s" , firstName);

but there's something wrong!!! Can you help me? Thanks

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Tommaso";
console.printf("Hello, my name is %s" , firstName);

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

The instructions say: make it write out "YOUR NAME can code in Java!", but you are writing something else. Change your code to:

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