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Start your free trialMaxim Voyevoda
350 PointsJavaTester.java:83: error: cannot find symbol
What does this mean?
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String = firstName;
String firstName = ("Maxim");
2 Answers
Kristian Terziev
28,449 PointsHello Maxim,
It seems you have a little trouble with defining variables. It goes like this: <type> <name> = <value>;
In your case, the type is String, the name is firstName and the value is Maxim. Therefore your code should look like this:
String firstName = "Maxim";
Sandro Meschiari
18,418 PointsString firstName="Maxim"; no parentesis