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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
1,036 Points
Posted by Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
1,036 Points

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

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

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: %s", firtName);

1 Answer

Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points
Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points

You have mis-spelled the firstName variable in the printf function as firtName.

However, I am not sure if your code will pass after you fix this error. The way you have coded the first two parts of the challenge have resulted in you storing an empty string in both the firstName and lastName variables and you will therefore get an empty string as your firstName value in the printf function.

I believe that the proper way to code the first two parts of the challenge are as follows:

String firstName = console.readLine();
String lastName = console.readLine();

If coded this way, the tester will (presumably) provide a name value to be read into the firstName and lastName variables when it attempts to test your code.