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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

David Geoffry
David Geoffry
444 Points
Posted by David Geoffry
David Geoffry
444 Points

I don't understand why it is not reading that I have the "firstName" variable in the printf

idk

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

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


//First Name

String firstName = "Kelton";


//readline

  String FirstName = console.readLine ("What is your name?");

//Lastname

String lastName = "Rozell";


//readLine

  String LastName = console.readLine ("What is your last name?");

2 Answers

james south
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james south
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james south
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you have firstName, but then you also have FirstName. they are different. it wants you to use the camel cased one, but that one doesn't use console.readLine(), so that's one error. you also are referencing the firstName variable before it is declared. your use of the variable must come after it is declared for it to know what you are referencing. same thing with lastName and LastName going on too.