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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by Michael Ruffner
Michael Ruffner
94 Points

Stuck on this one

Not sure what to do here?

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

1 Answer

alastair cooper
alastair cooper
30,617 Points
alastair cooper
alastair cooper
30,617 Points

printf() is the method.

argument 1 is the string with a placeholder (%s) ie "First Name: %s"

argument 2 is the variable to replace it with ie firstName