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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

alan alhamid
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alan alhamid
Courses Plus Student 114 Points
Posted by alan alhamid
alan alhamid
Courses Plus Student 114 Points

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

Using the console's printf method, display a message that says, "First name: ", followed by the first name that the user has entered. it doesn't go the way it says

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine ("Alan");
String lastName = console.readLine ("Alhamid");
Console.printf("%s\n, %s");
Jonathan Hermansen
Jonathan Hermansen
25,935 Points

You got a typo: Console -> console. Also, you got to tell printf what the %s are.

1 Answer

Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,197 Points
Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,197 Points

Hi Alan, Jonathan is right, Console needs to be console and you need to pass the variable firstName after a comma to specify what the %s is. This is done by putting a comma after the string (but still inside the parens) and typing firstName. Also, you need to delete the comma and second %s inside the string, as well as putting First Name: at the beginning of the string.

Hope this helps!