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

Posted by Darryl Vaughn
Darryl Vaughn
964 Points

TEN TIMES IVE TRIED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS ! IS MY STRING FORMATTER INCORRECT. THIS HAS TO BE A BUG.

IM REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH TREEHOUSE BECAUSE IVE TRIED THE FORUM AND NO ONE HAS HELPED ME . MY CODE IS CORRECT SO IT MUST BE TREEHOUSE , BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Darryl";
console.printf ("%s can code in Java!",firstName);
Oshedhe Munasinghe
Oshedhe Munasinghe
8,108 Points

shouldnt be System.out.printf(%s can code in Java!", firstName);

2 Answers

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Darryl, you're close. But the treehouse compiler doesn't like the space between printf and the opening parenthesis. Try this instead:

String firstName = "Darryl";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
Oshedhe Munasinghe
Oshedhe Munasinghe
8,108 Points

ahha the space.. nice spot :D

Darryl Vaughn
Darryl Vaughn
964 Points

Thanks man you were right I was wrong.

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Just another observation. In jGRASP, an IDE used in a lot of schools, your code would compile and run fine, even with the space:

String firstName = "Darryl";
System.out.printf ("%s can code in Java!",firstName);
Darryl can code in Java!