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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Strings

Joshua Scott
Joshua Scott
540 Points
Posted by Joshua Scott
Joshua Scott
540 Points

Difference between %s in statement

For this: console.printf("%s is very %s", name, adjective);

How does the program differentiate between the first and second %s...?

2 Answers

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

by the order of your variables after the last quotation mark; the first %s will be the first variable listed.

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

You're welcome :)