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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Posted by Nkosinolwazi Moyo
Nkosinolwazi Moyo
9,588 Points

Wrong format

My codes fails please help

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine ("Enter your name: ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine ("Enter a pastTenseVerb: ");
console.printf ("%s name really past tense verb this coding exercise. %s" ,name, pastTenseVerb);

2 Answers

Daniel Turato
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Daniel Turato
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Daniel Turato
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Your problem was the 3rd line of code. You didn't have to explicitly output name and past tense verb but instead replace with format strings like so: 

console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise." ,name, pastTenseVerb);
Nkosinolwazi Moyo
Nkosinolwazi Moyo
9,588 Points
Nkosinolwazi Moyo
Nkosinolwazi Moyo
9,588 Points

Thank you