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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Strings

why is name uppercase?

my name is printed uppercase even though i enter it lowercase and capital case. here is a screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/or72nIj

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

For the output template, you wrote "%S is very %s". Note that the first specifier uses a capital "S", but the second one has a lower-case "s". When an uppercase specifier is used, then letters are shown in uppercase.

thank you