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268 Pointswhats the error
JavaTester.java:73: error: ';' expected String firstName("Gillani"); ^ 1 error
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName("Gillani");
console.printf("firstName");
1 Answer
Alex Bratkovskij
5,329 Pointsthe way u want to declare a variable and assign value to it is :
String firstName = "someName"; // we declare variable of type String and initiate it with a string "what ever you put in here is a string "
what you do is trying to pass "Gillani" as argument for declared variable of type string.
then next piece of code should look like
console.printf(firstName) // you pass variable not a string ;) and cuz your variable is a string it will be printed
Hope that answered your question, in addition, re-watch previous video. Good luck and have fun
-Alex