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

Luis Paulino
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Luis Paulino
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Posted by Luis Paulino
Luis Paulino
Courses Plus Student 1,779 Points

I'm having a little trouble

I'm not sure how Grammarly I accomplish this

Name.java 
String firstName = "Luis";
console.printf("can code in java %s/n",firstName);

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

The %s needs to be placed at the point in the string that you would like firstName to appear (the start, rather than the end). Other than that, your syntax is all correct.

Edit to add: as an aside, /n should also be \n, but you can pass the challenge without fixing this.