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

Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points
Posted by Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points

Check the spelling of your argument to the printf method. Make sure it is printing out what the instructions are asking

I´ve read another post there but it´s not the same problem i´m facing so now i´m posting my own ,thanks in advance for help

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="Andrei";
  console.printf(" %s can code java ",firstName);

3 Answers

Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points
Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points

It wasn't the spacing, it was the missing '' in'' in the text code in java, I've wrote code java

Manish Giri
Manish Giri
16,266 Points
Manish Giri
Manish Giri
16,266 Points

The spacing in the print statement has to be the way they've mentioned in instructions -

console.printf("%s can code in java",firstName);
Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points
Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points

Thanks for the help anyway!