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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

"Did you forget to pass the firstName parameter to the printf function" occurs and i don't know why

console.printf("First Name, %s", firstName); what is wrong with this

IO.java
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String lastName = console.readLine();
String firstName= console.readLine();
console.printf("First name:, %s", firstName);

2 Answers

Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
10,636 Points

The firstName variable has to be declared first, I think the unit test for the challenge is entering the first name first but its getting stored in the lastName variable. Switch them around and it should pass.

Itsa Snake
Itsa Snake
3,852 Points

you need a space before =