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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

tushar beri
tushar beri
73 Points
Posted by tushar beri
tushar beri
73 Points

I wrote the correct syntax but it shows the error

what should I do to remove error

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name=console.readLine("enter your name  ");
console.printf("%s is my name",name);
String pastTenseVerb=console.readLine("enter past tense verb");
console.printf("%s is the past tense verb",pastTenseVerb);
console.printf("\n %s really %s this coding exercise. ", name, pastTenseVerb);
Abu Muhariba
Abu Muhariba
1,140 Points
Abu Muhariba
Abu Muhariba
1,140 Points

I literally just copied and pasted your code and it worked...

What error are you getting?

tushar beri
tushar beri
73 Points
tushar beri
tushar beri
73 Points

I got this error " Bummer! Make sure you are passing name and pastTenseVerb to the console.printf in the correct order"

1 Answer

K Cleveland
K Cleveland
21,839 Points
K Cleveland
K Cleveland
21,839 Points

The challenge asks you to output a sentence that takes both the name and past tense verb using a single statement.

console.printf("%s is the past tense verb",pastTenseVerb);
console.printf("\n %s really %s this coding exercise. ", name, pastTenseVerb);

It seems like this task will fail if there are multiple outputs.