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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Irene Ho
Irene Ho
374 Points
Posted by Irene Ho
Irene Ho
374 Points

Declare another variable, naming this one the camel-cased version of "last name". Use console.readLine to store the user

Declare another variable, naming this one the camel-cased version of "last name". Use console.readLine to store the user's last name into this new variable.

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.strin
String lastName= console.readLine("what is your name?");

        console.printf("hello i am %s\n", lastName);
        console.printf("%s is learning how to write jave\n",lastName);
String lastName= console.readLine("what is your name?");

        console.printf("hello i am %s\n", lastName);
        console.printf("%s is learning how to write jave\n",lastName);

1 Answer

Dee Dee Berry
Dee Dee Berry
2,605 Points
Dee Dee Berry
Dee Dee Berry
2,605 Points

Hi Irene,

Your code should look like this. 

String firstName = console.readLine(); // Task 1
String lastName = console.readLine(); // Task 2

console.printf("First name: %s", firstName); // Task 3
console.printf("Last nameL %s", lastName); // Task 4