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

Posted by Siddharth Natarajan
Siddharth Natarajan
112 Points

keeps giving me a compiler error what to do???

compiler error.restructure syntax...dont know what to do???

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console obsject for you named console
string FirstName="Sid";
console.printf("My name is %s"FirstName);
console.printf("%s is completing a java assignment"FirstName);

1 Answer

Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points
Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points

First off "string" should be capitalized. And variable names should be camelcase.

string FirstName = "Sid";
// should be
String firstName = "Sid";

When you call the printf() function, it takes multiple variables, you would separate them with a comma

console.printf("My name is %s", firstName);