Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Using the console's printf method, display a message that says, "First name: ", followed by the first name

I am putting in the information just as it is telling me to on the video and I keep getting an error message.

IO.java
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("Cre? ");
String lastName = console.readLine("Lee? ");
console.printf("Hello, my name is %s/n", firstName) ;

2 Answers

Hi Lucretia , Can you try only %s in your printf method? (I think new line must be : \n -- not /n)

ok, I will try that. Thanks. I didn't notice that I put the / instead of the \