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9,329 PointsCoding the Prototype, I continue to get an error!
I can't figure out what's wrong with my code as I continue to get a compiler error:
import java.io.Console;
public class TreeStory {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
/* Some terms:
noun - Person, place or thing
verb - An action
adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
Enter your amazing code here!
*/
// __Name__ is a __adjective__ __noun__. They are always __adverb__ __verb__.
String name = console.readLine("Enter a name: ");
String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: ");
String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: ");
String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb: ");
String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending with -ing: ");
console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n--------------------\n");
console.printf("%s is a %s s%. ", name, adjective, noun);
console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);
}
}
What am I doing wrong? Is it just the compiler?
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! I compiled and ran your code, and what I get is not a compiler error, but rather a runtime error.
Here is the offending line:
console.printf("%s is a %s s%. ", name, adjective, noun);
On the last %s
, you wrote it in the reverse order as s%
, so now it's trying to use the token %.
to format the string, but that token doesn't exist.
You meant to write:
// note the %s instead of s% immediately before the closing quotation marks
console.printf("%s is a %s %s. ", name, adjective, noun);
Hope this helps!
Christian Tisby
9,329 PointsChristian Tisby
9,329 PointsJennifer, you are the best!!!!