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

Robert DeFilippi
Robert DeFilippi
734 Points
Posted by Robert DeFilippi
Robert DeFilippi
734 Points

Challenge Task 3

So I'm new to Java, but have some experience with Python.

What have I done wrong with my code here? I thought it would be straightforward as with the previous examples, but it seems I missed something fundamental.

Basically it is saying the third line of my code is incorrect. How am I calling the string incorrectly?

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Rob";
console.printf("Rob can code in Java!");
console.printf("%s can code in Java!, firstName");
Husein Lam
Husein Lam
1,007 Points

Hi Rob,

Your quotes tick need to end before the "," and after the "!".

for example:

console.printf("%s can code in Java!, firstName"); change to

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

2 Answers

haunguyen
haunguyen
14,985 Points
haunguyen
haunguyen
14,985 Points

Hi, You just misplaced your closing quote in the last statement.

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

Robert DeFilippi
Robert DeFilippi
734 Points
Robert DeFilippi
Robert DeFilippi
734 Points

Thanks! Quotes only go around what needs to be printed. Gotcha.