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Jason Scruggs
567 PointsUsing the console's printf method, display a message that says, "First name: ", followed by the first name that the user
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. The syntax error mentions using the %s format but I'm obviously arranging the syntax incorrectly. Any help is greatly appreciated.
// I have imported java.io.Console for you. It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your name? ");
String lastName = console.readLine("What is your last name? ");
1 Answer
Zhaopeng Wang
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 32,210 Points- I would suggest you double check the printf documentation online, to use printf, you can use %s to indicates that you are inserting a string at that location. For your example, it would be
// I have imported java.io.Console for you. It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your first name");
String lastName = console.readLine("What is your first name");
console.printf("First name: %s",firstName);
console.printf("Last name: %s",lastName);
Jason Scruggs
567 PointsJason Scruggs
567 PointsAfter reading your answer I realized that my $s was outside of the double quotes. Thanks for your help!