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112 PointsI wrote : console.printf("%s really %s", name, pastTenseVerb); but it gives error.
I wrote : console.printf("%s really %s", name, pastTenseVerb); but it gives error.
// I've imported java.io.Console for you. It is stored in a variable called console for you.
2 Answers
manav
5,466 PointsAssuming the rest of your code is correct, in console.printf() method your first argument should be "%s really %s this coding exercise." instead of "%s really %s".
Simon Coates
28,694 Pointsneeds to be the complete message:
String name = console.readLine("a name?");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("enter a past tense verb:");
console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.", name, pastTenseVerb);