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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Thomas Rossini
Thomas Rossini
544 Points
Posted by Thomas Rossini
Thomas Rossini
544 Points

console.printf ???

says wrong format ??? worked on practice dont understand whats wrong

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine("enter your name:  ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb:  ");
console.printf("%s really  %s  this coding exercise", name , pastTenseVerb);

1 Answer

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Thomas;

You are super close. You have extra space before and after your second %s place holder. Take those out and you should be all set.

Remember that the challenge checking engine is pretty picky about things like spaces. So if it is looking for "Hello world." it won't accept, for example, "Hello world ." most of the time.

Happy coding,
Ken