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Ted Clayton
Courses Plus Student 206 PointsWhere am i messing up with Challenge Task 3 of 4?
Using the console's printf method, display a message that says, "First name: ", followed by the first name that the user has entered. My code is console.printf("First name:", Teddy); the error message I got was : JavaTester.java:130: error: cannot find symbol console.printf("First name:", Teddy); ^ symbol: variable Teddy location: class JavaTester 1 error
// I have imported java.io.Console for you. It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("Teddy");
String lastName = console.readLine("Clayton");
console.printf("First name:", Teddy);
2 Answers
Daniel Marin
8,021 PointsHi Ted Clayton , Here's what you need to fix:
console.printf("First name: %s", firstName);
You need to add %s and the variable name firstName
The %s is replaced by firstName in the console message.
Ted Clayton
Courses Plus Student 206 PointsDaniel, Thank you for the help man. I greatly appreciate it.