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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Strings

Posted by Chibueze Nwade
Chibueze Nwade
3,690 Points

I wrote what the teacher wrote, but I got an error message

My code:

String name : console.readLine("Enter your name:  ");
String adjective : console.readLine("Enter an adjective  ");
console.printf("% s is very %s", name, adjective);
Error message:
TreeStory.java: 15 : error : <identifier> expected
Gergely Horvath
Gergely Horvath
Courses Plus Student 8,207 Points
Gergely Horvath
Gergely Horvath
Courses Plus Student 8,207 Points

Did you use colons instead of equal signs when assigning variables?

1 Answer

Vlad S.
Vlad S.
1,252 Points
Vlad S.
Vlad S.
1,252 Points

It should be like this: String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: ");