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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings, Variables, and Formatting

Sunil Kumar
PLUS
Sunil Kumar
Courses Plus Student 1,254 Points
Posted by Sunil Kumar
Sunil Kumar
Courses Plus Student 1,254 Points

illegal start of expression

unable to run the code

Name.java 
import java.io.Console;

public class Name {
  public static void main(Strings[] args)
  {
    String firstName = "jyoti";
  }
}

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Sunil,

You don't need the whole main method. The challenge asks you to define a String variable named firstName that contains your name. So your line of code below is all that's needed:

String firstName = "jyoti";

Steve.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

:+1: :smile: Good work!