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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
Posted by AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

Challenge Task 1 of 4 Add a variable to store a user’s first name using console.readLine. Make sure the variable is

I have been stuck on this for almost an hour. Someone please help me.

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
string firstName= console.readline(" What is your name?  ");
console.printf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
console.printf("%s is learning how to write java\n", firstName);

2 Answers

Mario Blokland
Mario Blokland
19,750 Points

Hi Abdullah Ehsan,

the first letter of the datatype String should be in uppercase. Try to change that and tell if it fixed the problem for you :-)

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

It said Bummer! There is a compiler error. Please click on preview to view your syntax errors!