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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Mayowa Adediran
Mayowa Adediran
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Posted by Mayowa Adediran
Mayowa Adediran
8,746 Points

Using the console's printf method, display a message that says, "First name: ", followed by the first name that the user

How can i get the correct answer?

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("Nonso");
String lastName = console.readLine("Ugwu");
String firstName 
console.printf("%s",  firstName);

1 Answer

Lukas Dahlberg
Lukas Dahlberg
53,736 Points
Lukas Dahlberg
Lukas Dahlberg
53,736 Points

The challenge wants you to put "First name: " as part of the printf statement.

String firstName = console.readLine("Nonso");
String lastName = console.readLine("Ugwu");
console.printf("First name:  %s",  firstName);