Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Coding the Prototype

Posted by Doug Hudson
Doug Hudson
979 Points

Completely stumped...

       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);

    }
}

Im completely stumped..Ive combed over this over and over and looks exactly the same as Craigs. Keeps saying not a statement and expects ";" ? Any ideas?

1 Answer

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

Disclaimer: I am not very experienced in Java, but I believe it might just be a typo.

Without seeing all of the code for the program, my guess is that it's a missing " character.

console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n--------------------------\n);  // <-- At the end of this line, there's no " !
Doug Hudson
Doug Hudson
979 Points

I figured it out...I just can read other answers very well apparently cause it was right in front of me..I didn't put the ending quotations at the end of the TreeStory Title command.