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

Posted by katrind
katrind
2,841 Points

Java Challenge

What am I doing wrong? This is extremely frustrating.

Name.java 
String firstName = "Momzy";
//thisIsAnExampleOfCamelCasing
console.printf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
console.printf("%s is learning how to write Java\n", firstName);
console.printf("%s can code in Java\n", firstName);
katrind
katrind
2,841 Points

Bummer! Make sure you add the %s formatter

What the heck?

2 Answers

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hello there,

I think there's just an issue here with the challenge looking specifically for the line it asked you to print, and no more. Since your code is printing three lines and it only asks for one, I think it's just throwing things off. When I remove the two lines it doesn't ask for and just leave the one it does, it passes - you're using the %s correctly.

Final should look like this:

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Momzy";
//thisIsAnExampleOfCamelCasing
console.printf("%s can code in Java\n", firstName);
katrind
katrind
2,841 Points

Thank you so much! This worked. I am so grateful.

Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,998 Points
Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,998 Points

Only use the last last printf and don´t forget the ! after Java :)

katrind
katrind
2,841 Points

Thank you very much. This helped a lot.