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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Coding the Prototype

Posted by Saul Osborne
Saul Osborne
936 Points

Error: ';' expected.

String name = console.readLine("Enter a name: "); String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: "); String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: "); String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb: "); String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb: ");

  console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n------------\n);
  console.printf("%s is a %s %s.  ", name, adjective, noun);
  console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);
Maureen G
Maureen G
925 Points
Maureen G
Maureen G
925 Points

Looks like you've got a missing end quotation mark on the first line.

1 Answer

A Y
A Y
1,761 Points
A Y
A Y
1,761 Points

Saul,

You have missed the quotation here: console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n------------\n); Try (((console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n------------\n");)))

Amir