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Courses Plus Student 620 PointsI am having Exception Error All the time using Console object
i am trying to keep it up and try to run the program here and there, but i am getting error using IDE or text editor : java.lang.NullPointerException but it runs for the linux terminal and when i tried to do the task of firstName variable it give me the same exception error msg !!
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Hadi Ahmed";
System.console().printf("%s", firstName);
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsThere should not be any parentheses between "console
" and ".printf
"
Also, the instructions ask that the message printed should include " can code in Java!"
Hadi Ahmed
Courses Plus Student 620 PointsHadi Ahmed
Courses Plus Student 620 Pointsi tried to use it as a new object but it didn't work to, and i tried to use the exist object and also not working in the task !! String firstName = "Hadi Ahmed"; console.printf("YOUR NAME %s",firstName);
Hadi Ahmed
Courses Plus Student 620 PointsHadi Ahmed
Courses Plus Student 620 PointsWow !! now i got it, the output of console object is console data type, so i would work only on consoles
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsSteven Parker
231,275 PointsYou're still missing the part of the message with " can code in Java!"
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsSteven Parker
231,275 PointsI don't quite understand that last comment, but if you got it to pass, good deal.