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rojy mathew
145 Pointscode challenge:define a string variable
Hi,
I couldnt find the syntax error. below is my code
public class Rojy { public static void main(String[] args) { Console console = System.console(); String firstname = "rojy"; console.printf("hi everyone im %s\n",firstname);
}
}
error recieved
JavaTester.java:73: error: illegal start of expression public class Rojy { ^ 1 error
2 Answers

jcorum
71,814 PointsRojy, you didn't give a link to the challenge, so I can't see it there. When I put it in my IDE it compiles fine. So there are no syntax errors. It may be that you didn't do exactly what the challenge asked you to do. Challenges can be quick picky!!
If you include a link that would be a big help.

jcorum
71,814 PointsRojy, you were doing much more than what the challenge asked for. You don't need a class, or to recreate the Console object. This will do fine:
String firstName = "Rojy";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
rojy mathew
145 Pointsrojy mathew
145 Pointsthanks, here is the link
https://teamtreehouse.com/library/java-basics/getting-started-with-java/strings-variables-and-formatting