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

Posted by Eric Esparza
Eric Esparza
328 Points

Java basics: Challenge Task 3 of 3 how can I replace <YOUR NAME> using the string formatter?

String firstName= "Eric";

console.printf ("%s can code using Java! \n," firstName);

^^^ This is the code that I wrote. I have no clue as to what question 3 is asking for....

Thanks for any and all suggestions,

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Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName= "Eric";
console.printf ("%s can code in Java!\n," firstName);

1 Answer

Lisa Nguyen
Lisa Nguyen
22,731 Points
Lisa Nguyen
Lisa Nguyen
22,731 Points

Hi Eric, you were really close with this one:

For console.printf, you have to move the comma outside the double quotes in order to separate what you're printing and the variable which stores your name, like so:

String firstName= "Eric";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!\n", firstName);

Also, note that I removed the whitespace between printf and (