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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Posted by Jules Bekabisya
Jules Bekabisya
707 Points

Create a new variable called name and accept input from the console using the readLine method.

Create a new variable called name and accept input from the console using the readLine method.

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
Awais jamil
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Awais jamil
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i don't when i wrote the same thing it didn't work but when i copied your code it worked :)

4 Answers

Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
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Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
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String name = console.readLine("Enter your name:  ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb:  ");
console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.", name, pastTenseVerb);
A X
A X
12,842 Points

This is an older post & an older reply, but I do think that the current wording of the code challenge: "Create a new variable called name and accept input from the console using the readLine method" should produce the result: 

String name = console.readLine;

which results in an error but I'm not clear why and what the error means.

Amadou Sow
Amadou Sow
6,082 Points

For some reason when I write the same code it doesn't work but when I copy and past, it does work :)

Augusto Hernandes
Augusto Hernandes
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Augusto Hernandes
Augusto Hernandes
1,818 Points

(1) String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: ");

(2) String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb: ");

(3) console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.", name, pastTenseVerb);

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
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jacobproffer
jacobproffer
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Hey Jules,

Can you explain where you're stuck on this challenge?

Best,

Jacob

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String name = console.readLine("enter your name "); console.printf( "%s", name);