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

Ji-Yeong Kim
Ji-Yeong Kim
223 Points
Posted by Ji-Yeong Kim
Ji-Yeong Kim
223 Points

printf and console is not working. What should I do?

There's something wrong on this console. I typed correctly what the instructor told me to do. There must be a bug.

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

1 Answer

Bramyn Payne
Bramyn Payne
19,589 Points
Bramyn Payne
Bramyn Payne
19,589 Points

Hey!

Java is a case-sensitive language, so that means if something is capitalized that shouldn't be, it won't work.

You have:

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

And we should be using console here, like this:

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

Hopefully, this helps! Good Luck!!