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Susitha Herath Mudiyanselage
4,957 PointsIt is not passing!
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Adam";
console.printf(firstName);
This step has an error which I can not figure out. please help!
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Adam";
console.printf(firstName);
2 Answers
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Rob Bridges
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,467 PointsHello!
You set your variable up correctly, but it looks like how you are formatting with the printf statement. whenever you want a pass a variable into it is use the %s symbol if you're pass in a string, and declare your variables after the string. The syntax looks like. console.printf("%s words making up your string", variable)
Also be sure to print exactly what they want to see, in this case it would be "<Your name> can code in Java!".
So it should look something like this.
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
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Susitha Herath Mudiyanselage
4,957 PointsThank you. It worked! yes I had to match the text within the double quotes "can code in java" just firstName would not be enough to pass the exercise. Thanks again.
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Rob Bridges
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,467 PointsGlad to hear it helped.