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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Posted by Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points

Create a new variable to store a past tense verb (HINT: use camel case). Accept input from the console using the readLin

Perhaps I am not reading this question correctly. It seems to be asking to set a verb variable, but prompt the user. Which i thought I did here

String verb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense:  ");

2 Answers

Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points
Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points

After reading the exact error I figured it out. The answer was 

String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb:  ");

So as opposed to the "verb" that we saw in the video. This exercise wanted that 3 word variable.

Stephen Bone
Stephen Bone
12,359 Points
Stephen Bone
Stephen Bone
12,359 Points

Yeah when I did this I thought it a bit stupid that we had to guess the correct variable name which could be just about anything.

Nur Mohamed
Nur Mohamed
114 Points
Nur Mohamed
Nur Mohamed
114 Points

It didn't work for me.