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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings, Variables, and Formatting

rara ra
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rara ra
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Posted by rara ra
rara ra
Courses Plus Student 980 Points

I don`t know what is wrong .. can`t compile..

public class Introductions {

  public static void main(String [] args) {
     Console console = System.console();
     String firstName = "Craig";
     console.pritnf("%s hi" , firstName);
 }

}

3 Answers

Emily Peregrine
Emily Peregrine
16,848 Points

Have you imported the console class?

import java.io.Console;

Secondly on the last line there is a spelling error: pritnf should be printf

Fixed Code:

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Console console = System.console();
        String firstName = "Craig";
        console.printf("%s hi" , firstName);
    }
}
Matthew Young
Matthew Young
5,133 Points
Matthew Young
Matthew Young
5,133 Points

Simple mistake. The last line of your code has "printf" misspelled.

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Matthew is right about the misspelled printf but there is one other problem. Copy-paste of my answer to prior questions follows:

In this case the challenge already imported Console and created the console object for you. The checker automatically wraps your code inside a class and method (or provides it as part of the starting code) so you don't need to create the class or the main() method. Because you're inside a method body already declaring a class like that isn't allowed, hence the error.

You just need to type the code that goes inside.