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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Peter Elias
Peter Elias
658 Points
Posted by Peter Elias
Peter Elias
658 Points

java

How do i fix this? treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Introductions.java
Introductions.java:9: error: <identifier> expected
} console.printf("Patrick is learning how to write java");
^
Introductions.java:9: error: illegal start of type
} console.printf("Patrick is learning how to write java");
^
2 errors

2 Answers

David Axelrod
David Axelrod
36,073 Points
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
36,073 Points

Hey Peter!

Without seeing your code, its much harder to pinpoint the exact issue. We all love to help in the forum but if you just copy and paste your code in the question, it makes everyones lives just that much more awesome.

anyway below is the code that worked! Maybe you didn't use %s in your console.printf()?

// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console

String firstName = "Just here for more practice but my name is David";

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Looks like you have a } in your code, you don't need it.