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

Ahti Lahtinen
Ahti Lahtinen
276 Points

There is nothing wrong

String firstName = "Ahti"; console.printf("My name is %s", firstName); is my code and its just saying check your spelling

Name.java
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Ahti";
console.printf("My name is %s", firstName);

1 Answer

Wil Arter
Wil Arter
1,422 Points
String firstName = "Ahti";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!",firstName);

This worked, there is nothing wrong with that but the task asks you to print out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!" not "My name is <YOUR NAME>"