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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Coding the Prototype

Antoine DuBois
Antoine DuBois
3,130 Points
Posted by Antoine DuBois
Antoine DuBois
3,130 Points

I keep receiving error messages and i dont know why. please give me feedbac 

TreeStory.java:22: error: not a statement                                                        
        console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);                                
                                                           ^                                     
TreeStory.java:22: error: ';' expected                                                           
        console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);                                
                                                               ^                                 
8 errors                                                                                         
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4 Answers

Patrick Koch
Patrick Koch
40,498 Points
Patrick Koch
Patrick Koch
40,498 Points

Hi Antoine ,

Hard to say without the code, you wrote :-)!

g patrick

Antoine DuBois
Antoine DuBois
3,130 Points
Antoine DuBois
Antoine DuBois
3,130 Points

Thanks, but I actually figured it out.

Rui Bi
Rui Bi
29,853 Points
Rui Bi
Rui Bi
29,853 Points

Did you properly declare adverb and verb as String objects?

Antoine DuBois
Antoine DuBois
3,130 Points
Antoine DuBois
Antoine DuBois
3,130 Points

I accidentally transposed the "\n" on line 20. Once I fixed it, the code ran as it should.