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Faddy Mambandu
39 PointsHow do I call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"?
Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "faddy";
Console.printf("you name can code in java!");
1 Answer
Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 PointsHi Faddy,
Two things I am noticing in your code.
First, when you call the printf method on the console, you should not capitalize the word "console" you will get a syntax error.
Second, they want you to use the variable firstName in place of "your name" when you call the printf method. In order to use the variable you must add a second parameter to the method, "firstName". You also need to use the format specifier "%s" to place the variable in with the text. "%s" is telling Java to put the String variable firstName into the printf statement, s% is like a placeholder for a String variable.
String firstName = "faddy";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
If that doesn't make sense, I would watch this video again: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/java-basics/strings-and-variables. The teacher does a better job of explaining it than me. 🙂
Happy Coding! Heidi