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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Aananya Vyas
Aananya Vyas
20,157 Points

itshows an error and i cant understand what the problem is...???

JavaTester.java:118: error: incompatible types: void cannot be converted to String String stmt = console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise " , name , pastTenseVerb ); ^ 1 error

it shows this.. my code is attached below>>>

Multiple.java
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine ("Enter name");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine ("store a p t verb..");
String stmt = console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise " , name , pastTenseVerb );

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! The problem here is that you're trying to convert the result of calling the printf method and assign it to a String. But the return type of printf is the Console so it's seeing it as void and cannot make the conversion.

You simply need to do the printf without any assignment to a variable. Take a look:

console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise " , name , pastTenseVerb );

This line prints your string to the console and uses formatting to insert the values of the variables into the placeholders.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Aananya Vyas
Aananya Vyas
20,157 Points

oh oops my bad... thanks for the heads up !!!