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aishah storey
2,472 Pointswhy is this error showing up? Exception in thread "main" java.util.Mi
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Exception in thread "main" java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException: Format specifier '%s'
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2519)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2455)
at java.io.Console.format(Console.java:170)
at java.io.Console.printf(Console.java:209)
at Introductions.main(Introductions.java:9)
aishah storey
2,472 PointsThank you, I figured it out. A minor oversight on my part. It was the %s format.
John Anselmo
Courses Plus Student 2,281 PointsJohn Anselmo
Courses Plus Student 2,281 PointsPlease submit the code for the file you're getting this error on :D can't answer without it.
Right off the top of my head I would think you tried to use the
%sformatter inSystem.out.println("");which you will not be able to do. So try to useSystem.out.printf("")when using those%formatters.