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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Languages Programming Paradigms - Part 2

Haisam Elkewidy
Haisam Elkewidy
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Posted by Haisam Elkewidy
Haisam Elkewidy
26,987 Points

I mean, it's obvious where I should put the statement in this challenge, but the Editor is giving me an error here.

JavaTester.java:69: error: illegal start of expression public class HelloWorld { ^ 1 error

Not sure why I'm getting this.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

You probably haven't done anything wrong. I tried it myself, and there seems to be a problem with the challenge itself.

You can make a bug report following the instructions on the Support page. If you're not familiar with making screenshots, just describing the problem is likely to be enough in this case.

Haisam Elkewidy
Haisam Elkewidy
26,987 Points
Haisam Elkewidy
Haisam Elkewidy
26,987 Points

After following up with the support team, it turns out I did do something wrong.

Seems like I forgot to put my name in all capital letters. Had I done so, the challenge would have gone through as expected.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

I don't think that was it. I just tried putting in "Hello Sailor" and that passed. Then I tried again and put in "hello kitty" (with no caps at all) and that also passed.