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Java Java Data Structures Getting There Object Inheritance

Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
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Posted by Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
8,100 Points

Confused with the proper placement of escape quotes.

Sorry... Got a little confused in the quote placement there. in this code:

String name = "Bob";
System.out.print("My name is " + name);

where do we properly place them to get these following results?

  1. "My name is Bob."
  2. My name is "Bob."

2 Answers

andren
andren
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andren
andren
28,558 Points

To insert a quote into a String you just need to type \" anywhere you want the quote to be placed. So to produce your examples the code would look like this:

String name = "Bob";
// Example 1
System.out.println("\"My name is " + name + ".\"");

// Example 2
System.out.println("My name is \"" + name + ".\"");
Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
8,100 Points
Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
8,100 Points

Thanks.. I get it now... have a great day... :)