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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by sanjay soni
sanjay soni
597 Points

illegal start of expression

Hi , For the class public i am getting illegal start of expression error

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console
private class Introducton

{
   public static void main(String[]args)
  {
    console cons=System.cons();
    String firstname=cons.readLine("what is your name? ");
    cons.printf("Hello ,My name is  %S\n", firstname);
  }

  }

2 Answers

james south
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james south
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james south
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james south
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you don't need to make a class or a main here, the autograder will take care of that. this is a one-line solution. just create the variable like it asks and keep in mind it already has a Console for you called console.

Presley Cobb
Presley Cobb
971 Points
Presley Cobb
Presley Cobb
971 Points

You don't need to redefine the console variable. Just use console. also use lowercase %s.