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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith
12,526 Points
Posted by Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith
12,526 Points

Can someone explain why my answer is not valid? It's proper java syntax from previous steps

The question is: Create a new variable called name and accept input from the console using the readLine method.

My code is: String name = console.readLine();

But it says there is a compiler issue, and points me to the dot and says readLine is not a method of the Console class (of which console is). I'm not new to coding just new to java and this exact code has worked in previous challenges. What's wrong with it?

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine();
Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith
12,526 Points
Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith
12,526 Points

Nevermind. I changed it to

String name = console.readLine("Enter a name: ");

and it worked. Can someone explain why since that's not specified in the instructions? That method should run without placement text. Also, can someone explain why the treehouse compiler only accepts double quotes/" and not single quotes/'

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points

There are two different methods of readLine as you can see here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Console.html#readLine-java.lang.String-java.lang.Object...-

As you can see they return the same thing. The first one just provides a formated prompt.

Also ' and " are two different things in Java. ' is used for chars and " for strings. In JavaScript (and other languages) you can usually choose between ' and " (also if you usually prefer to use ') but in Java you have to stick to the rules.

1 Answer

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points
tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points

String name = console.readLine("Any Question you might ever wanted to ask...");

More information: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Console.html#readLine-java.lang.String-java.lang.Object...-