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

Posted by Carl Lamb
Carl Lamb
Courses Plus Student 457 Points

illegal start of expression

where exactly is my mistake

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
string firstName="carl";

2 Answers

Livia Galeazzi
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Livia Galeazzi
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,083 Points

It's "String" with an uppercase S, not "string".

Carl Lamb
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Carl Lamb
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Carl Lamb
Carl Lamb
Courses Plus Student 457 Points

thank you Livia i forgot its case sensitive