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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Posted by Ignacio Uriz
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 Points

Not Working

ntException: Format specifier '%s'
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:251 9)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:245 5)
at java.io.Console.format(Console.java:170)
at java.io.Console.printf(Console.java:209)
at Introductions.main(Introductions.java:9)

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
  String firstName = "Ignacio";
    console.printf("Hello,my name is %s\n",firstName);
  console.printf("%s is learning how to  write Java\n",firstName);

} }

2 Answers

yadin michaeli
yadin michaeli
Courses Plus Student 5,423 Points

Hello Ignacio

Your curly braces at the end 1 need to be down try this

}

}

Ignacio Uriz
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 Points
Ignacio Uriz
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 Points

Thank you

yadin michaeli
yadin michaeli
Courses Plus Student 5,423 Points

Best answer will bel nice :)