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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Markus Henze
Markus Henze
1,798 Points
Posted by Markus Henze
Markus Henze
1,798 Points

JavaTester.java:129: error: cannot find symbol

When I try to run this code:

String firstName = console.readLine ("Hello "); String lastName = console.readLine ("Hi "); printf ("%s %s", firstName, lastName);

I get this error:

JavaTester.java:129: error: cannot find symbol printf ("%s %s", firstName, lastName); ^ symbol: method printf(String,String,String) location: class JavaTester 1 error

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine ("Hello  ");
String lastName = console.readLine ("Hi  ");
printf ("%s %s", firstName, lastName);

2 Answers

Markus Henze
Markus Henze
1,798 Points
Markus Henze
Markus Henze
1,798 Points

I fixed the error by putting console.printf instead of just printf.

Thad Esser
Thad Esser
2,480 Points
Thad Esser
Thad Esser
2,480 Points 
console.printf("%s %s", firstName, lastName);

The "printf" method needs an object in front of it.