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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

David Player
David Player
1,183 Points
Posted by David Player
David Player
1,183 Points

I'm doing an exercise called Output a sentence that takes both the name and past tense verb using a single statement.

When I run my code, but it kept said that my code doesn't look like the output's format. name really past tense verb.

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine("name"); 
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("past tense verb"); 

console.printf("*%s* really *%s*", name, pastTenseVerb);

2 Answers

Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points
Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points

for string formatter use %s only

Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points
Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points

Your code doesn't work because you put '%s' between asterisks. Remove the ' * ' and it should work.