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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings, Variables, and Formatting

Posted by Jonika Muhammad
Jonika Muhammad
3,684 Points

call the prinf method on the console object and make it write out"<your name> can code java!"

call the prinf method on the console object and make it write out"<your name> can code java!"

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName ="Jonika";
 printf

1 Answer

Tim Danner
Tim Danner
3,284 Points
Tim Danner
Tim Danner
3,284 Points

I think it's asking you to call the printf() method from the console object that's already provided for you.

It should look like this:

String firstName = "Jonika";
console.printf(firstName + " can code in Java!");