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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Posted by Shawn McClung
Shawn McClung
2,419 Points

Task 3 console.printf("Because you said "+ response +", you passed the test!"); How is that not right?

Task 3 Finally, using console.printf display "Because you said <response>, you passed the test!"

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response;

  do{
    response = console.readLine("So you understand do while loops?");
  } while (response.equals("No"));
console.printf("Because you said "+ response +" you passed the test!");

2 Answers

Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,119 Points
Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,119 Points

You need to format the String, not use concatenation. That's why you use the printf method. The correct line should look like this:

console.printf("Because you said %s you passed the test!", response);

:)