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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by GamingWithHan :)
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GamingWithHan :)
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 1,966 Points

How did I get this question wrong?

It said: "Bummer! Did you forget to pass the firstName parameter to the printf function?"

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

1 Answer

Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points
Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points

readLine returns the String that was entered at the console. If you set the first and last name variables to the value returned by that method on Console (e.g. console), it work work:

// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = "Henry";
String lastName = ":)";
firstName = console.readLine();
lastName = console.readLine();
console.printf("First Name:  %s", firstName);
GamingWithHan :)
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GamingWithHan :)
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 1,966 Points

thanks