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

Posted by Kriss Kilonzo
Kriss Kilonzo
Courses Plus Student 353 Points

defining string variables

Having trouble defining a string variable named firstName that stores my name, and setting the value to my name my code is string firstName="Kriss"

Name.java 
string firstName="Kriss";

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Kriss,

You are close, but String is a class, so the keyword needs to Capitalized ==> String

Keep coding! :) :dizzy: