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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Samatar yusuf
Samatar yusuf
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Posted by Samatar yusuf
Samatar yusuf
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%s?

what does the %s do?

3 Answers

samuel zaffran
samuel zaffran
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samuel zaffran
samuel zaffran
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Hi, s stand for String, and it allows us to remplace it by a variable. Imagine that you have in your programm many places where the user has his name, you can't rewrite it again and again or change it ! No, you need a variable that contains the user's name and in your program where there is that %s, it will remplace it. Got u ?

Sid b
Sid b
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Sid b
Sid b
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