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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Reem Ali
Reem Ali
51 Points
Posted by Reem Ali
Reem Ali
51 Points

How to pass parameter

what i am doing wrong in my printf statement it says i that "did you forget to enter first name to your printf parameters "

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.

String lastName = console.readLine("whats your name");
String firstName = console.readLine("whats your name ?");
console.printf("First name : %s", firstName);

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

I don't know why the error is being thrown but it is objecting to the order you have read the first and last names into the challenge. If you switch your first two lines round, your code passes:

String firstName = console.readLine("whats your name ?");
String lastName = console.readLine("whats your name");

console.printf("First name : %s", firstName);

Steve.

Reem Ali
Reem Ali
51 Points
Reem Ali
Reem Ali
51 Points

thank you very much