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

Pat Turner
Pat Turner
185 Points
Posted by Pat Turner
Pat Turner
185 Points

it wont accept my code

String firstName ="Ralph" ; console.printf ("%s can code java!");

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Ralph";{     
console.printf ("%s Can code in Java!") firstName;
}

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,807 Points
jb30
jb30
44,807 Points

Try changing console.printf ("%s Can code in Java!") firstName; to console.printf ("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

You do not need the { and }.