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Kevin Haines
502 PointsEither the question doesn't contain enough detail or the output is correct but it says it's wrong.
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Kevin Haines
502 PointsQ: Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter. A:
String firstName = "Kevin";
console.printf ("%s can code in Java", firstName);
2 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Kevin,
Your code looks pretty good, yes. I think the online compiler is unhappy about the space after printf and before the opening bracket. For some reason it only dislikes that at task 3 and I don't know why that would be.
Thanks for pointing it out. I'll email support with a report as it should either fail due to the space on both tasks 2 and 3, or neither, in my view.
Steve.
Kevin Haines
502 PointsThank you Steve for your help. That was the problem it worked after removing the space. Definitely a good idea for them to fix this. Thanks!
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsNo problem. Glad to help, Kevin. :-)
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 PointsHi,
// TASK 1
String firstName = "Kevin";
//>>>> here you create a String variable firstName and store your name in it
// TASK 2
console.printf("Kevin can code in Java");
// here you are using the console, that Craig is imported for you
// so you don´t need to create a new Console instance
// you can write console then dot (.) and then a method of the console class
// console has many methods and one of this methods is printf
// that prints a text
// TASK 3
console.printf("%s can code in Java", firstName);
// here you make a modification
// printf stands for print formatted text
// so you can replace your name with %s
// and after "" don´t forget a komma and the name of the variable that holds your name
// so the %s(String formatter) will be replaced by your name
I hope I could help
Grigorij
Kevin Haines
502 PointsSo basically you're saying that my code is perfect and TreeHouse has a bug because the output of task #3 is Kevin can code in Java and I did exactly what your instructions say. If I'm wrong please let me know. I've been writing Java for 8 years so something isn't right.
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 PointsGrigorij Schleifer
10,365 PointsHi Kevin,
can you post your code?