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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Nobe L
Nobe L
116 Points

What is wrong with this Java String formatting?

The console keeps telling me it is not the correct answer. It says that looks like I am not using the %s, which clearly is not the case.

Multiple.java
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.

String name = console.readLine("Get name: ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Get verb: ");
System.out.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.",name,pastTenseVerb);

2 Answers

Keifer Joedicker
Keifer Joedicker
5,869 Points

Everything is right up until the very last line.

System.out.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.",name,pastTenseVerb);

Because we are working with the console to display our output you want to call the console class.

console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise", name, pastTenseVerb);

The full code:

// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine("Get name: ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Get verb: ");
console.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise", name, pastTenseVerb);
Nobe L
Nobe L
116 Points

Thank you. I didnยดt expect the error to be there...