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Chris Gauthier
Courses Plus Student 6,434 PointsJava Basics question -- Call the printf function to print out a string in java.
For some reason this code won't pass the compiler. It may be a typo again, but Im not sure. Can somebody point me in the right direction?
import java.io.Console;
public class Name {
public static void main (String[] args) {
String firstName = "Chris";
Console console = System.console();
console.printf("%s can code in Java!",firstName);
}
}
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsYour code is technically fine, but for most of the basic Java exercises on Treehouse the challenges are set up such that a lot of the boilerplate code is taken care of automatically. That includes creating a class and method to house your code and importing and instantiating the Console.
The only code you are meant to add on your own is the exact code the challenge requests you to add. So for this challenge only the code to declare and assign the name variable, and the code to print out that message is meant to be added.
Like this:
String firstName = "Chris";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!",firstName);
The above two lines are the only lines of code you need to enter to complete this task.
Chris Gauthier
Courses Plus Student 6,434 PointsThanks, worked perfectly!