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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings, Variables, and Formatting

Posted by Joshua Mckinney
Joshua Mckinney
39 Points

What am i doing wrong?

help

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
public class Name
{
  public static void main(Strings [] args)
  {
    Console console = System.console();
    String firstname = "Joshua"

    console.printf("Hello my name is %s",firtsname)
  }
}

1 Answer

nick black
nick black
5,578 Points
nick black
nick black
5,578 Points 
String firstname = "Joshua"

    console.printf("Hello my name is %s",firtsname)

You need a semicolon at the end of each statement and to also correct the typo in 'firstname'

Also when I studied java we always did public static void main(String[] args) at the beginning where you have Strings [] args

I don't know if this last thing makes a difference but try to correct the first things and see if that fixes it.

Cheers!