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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Posted by Ginette Orcial
Ginette Orcial
1,730 Points

I do not understand the format he refers to

I do not understand what the exit of prayer should be like

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.


    String name = console.readLine("What is your name?: ");
    String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("enter the verb to walk in past tense: ");
    console.printf("verb past tense", pastTenseVerb);
    console.printf("*%s",name,"_", "really", "_%s",pastTenseVerb,"_", "this coding exercise.");

1 Answer

James Vlok
James Vlok
17,059 Points
James Vlok
James Vlok
17,059 Points

Hi, Ginette.

The words surrounded by the asterisks(*) need to be replaced by the variable value. For example the output to the console will be:

Ginette really rocked this coding exercise.

with name equal to "Ginette". and pastTenseVerb equal to "rocked".

Your code was almost correct. I have provided a working solution below. Note the last two lines of your code above have been removed/ edited.

String name = console.readLine("What is your name?: ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("enter the verb to walk in past tense: ");
console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.", name, pastTenseVerb );

Hope this helps.

All the best.