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Start your free trialMary Muiruri
477 PointsError when i compile and run my class.
Here is the code ;
import java.io.Console;
public class Introductions {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
// Welcome to the Introductions program! Your code goes below here
String firstName = Mary;
console.prinf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
console.printf("%s is learning how to code\n", firstName);
}
}
When i compile, i get this;
........
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Introductions.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
String firstName = Mary;
^
symbol: variable Mary
location: class Introductions
Introductions.java:9: error: cannot find symbol
console.prinf("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
^
symbol: method prinf(String,String)
location: variable console of type Console
2 errors
2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey Mary,
It looks like you're missing the Quotation marks around your string. Without them, the compiler is looking for a variable reference named Mary.
So, Mary
==> needs to be "Mary"
.
Keep Coding! :)
Edit (Added): Sorry, it also looks like you have a typo in your first console.print
line... you're missing the 't' in 'print'.
Mary Muiruri
477 Pointsoh..thanks for that Jason