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Start your free trialPierce Mulligan
1,106 PointsError when trying to print the error i caught.
Why does this program fail?
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
try{
kart.drive(2);
}
catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
System.out.println("Error: %s/n.",iae.getMessage());
}
}
}
1 Answer
Justin Iezzi
18,199 PointsVery close. You've used println
when you really need printf
. Since you are using the %s
format specifier, you'll need print
f. println
won't be able to process this kind of formatting.