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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Receiving Input

Posted by Naphtali Matione
Naphtali Matione
5,224 Points

the usage of %s

at what point do you use %s

1 Answer

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

When you need a placeholder for a string in a sentence. You need a placeholder when you need to replace %s with a string that changes all the time and is not static. For example when you see some log ins in a site they write someone like "Hello, [A NAME]" but that name can change so you can't put a name there by default. To make the name change based on the name of the person who logged in you have to use a place holder to a variable string that holds the name of the user. In Java when you are working with printf you can do that by using %s as a placeholder.

Naphtali Matione
Naphtali Matione
5,224 Points

thank you gloria

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

You are welcome