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Java

Posted by brandonlind2
brandonlind2
7,823 Points

what is wrong with this java hello world ?

public class test{

     public static void main(string[] args){
     String userInput= console.readLine('What is your name? ');
     console.printf('Hello %s I am your first program', userInput);


            }

}

test.java:5: error: not a statement
console.printf('Hello %s I am your first java program', userInput);
^
test.java:5: error: ';' expected
console.printf('Hello %s I am your first java program', userInput);
^
17 errors

2 Answers

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points
Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

Do not use ' ', for Strings you need to use quotes " ". Single quotes ' ' are for chars.

Also, this is unrelated to your actual question, but, it is common java naming convention to always capitalize the first letter of your class name.

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,695 Points

yep, also need "String[] args" in the method signature.

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

Haha I didn't catch the lowercase 's', nice one!

brandonlind2
brandonlind2
7,823 Points
brandonlind2
brandonlind2
7,823 Points

Thanks guys!!