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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Coding the Prototype

Need help with this guys. console.printf("They are always %s %s.", adverb, verb );

for some unknown reasons the console keep throwing errors on my code.

here's my code, it is short and easy to read, and this is what the console says: TreeStory.java:22: error: unclosed string literal
console.printf("They are always %s %s.n\", adverb, verb);
^
TreeStory.java:22: error: reached end of file while parsing
console.printf("They are always %s %s.n\", adverb, verb);
^
TreeStory.java:23: error: reached end of file while parsing
3 errors

import java.io.Console;

public class TreeStory {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Console console = System.console();
        /*  Some terms:
            noun - Person, place or thing
            verb - An action
            adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
            Enter your amazing code here!
        */
      //__Name__ is a __adjective__ __noun__. They are always __adverb__ __verb__.
      String name = console.readLine("Enter a name:  ");
      String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective:  ");
      String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun:  ");
      String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb:  ");
      String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending with -ing:  ");

      console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n-----------------\n");
      console.printf("%s is a %s %s.  ", name, adjective, noun);
      console.printf("They are always %s %s.n\", adverb, verb);

2 Answers

If this is exactly what your code looks like then you are missing the closing curly bracket to close out your TreeStory class.

Chelsea Crisp
Chelsea Crisp
4,824 Points

I think the forward slash is supposed to come before the "n".

console.printf("They are always %s %s. /n", adverb, verb);

Chelsea Crisp
Chelsea Crisp
4,824 Points

Sorry I mean back slash...

console.printf("They are always %s %s. \n", adverb, verb);