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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Strings challenge 3 of 4

i am failing to get through the challenge three, "print out to the screen using the Printf method on console, " First Name: " and the user's first name

i dont know what i am doing wrong there

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

3 Answers

William Li
PLUS
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

hi, Brett, you forgot the String formatter %s

console.printf ("First name: %s", firstName) ;

Thank you William, let me redo.. will update you in a few minutes

Finally got it, thank you William