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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Posted by Hüseyin Sefa Ceren
Hüseyin Sefa Ceren
156 Points

pastTenseVerb -- I dunno what problem is .

My codes are like this ;

String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine ("Enter a verb that is used in past tense "); console.printf ("%s is a verb that is used in past tense",pastTenseVerb);

Can you tell me what problem do ı have ?

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.

String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine ("entered a verb that is in past tense :");
console.printf ("%s is a past tense verb",pastTenseVerb);

1 Answer

Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points
Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points

Hi there,

  • Looks like you lost/removed the name variable you did in task 1. You still need it to finish task 3.
  • For the pastTenseVerb initialization: you need to call the readLine method, using whatever verb you want to use as an argument.
  • After the two variable initializations, you will need the console to print a statement using both name and pastTenseVerb.
  • If you're still stuck, check out the sample code below. Be sure to replace 'variable1' and 'variable2' with the correct variables.
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.

String name = console.readLine("Your name here ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb (e.g. nailed)");
console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.", variable1, variable2);
// replace variable1 and variable2 with the proper variable names!
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Thanks CJ!

Where you have "nailed" it should be something like "Please enter a past tense verb". The string after console.readLine is the prompt presented to the user. It looks like you knew that, just a typo ;)