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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by Dafney Logan
Dafney Logan
39 Points

I keep getting a compiler error message when I type in this: 

import java.io.Console;

public class Name {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    String firstName = console.readLine("What is your name? ");
    console printf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
    console printf(%s is learning how to write Java\n", firstName);
                   }
}

[MOD: edited code block - srh]

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

You don't need the whole main class.

You just need to assign the value into the variable name. To use your code, the first task only requires:

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

Good luck!

Steve.