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Jaylen Robinson
Courses Plus Student 443 Pointshow do I start on my string variable
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
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Simon Coates
8,223 PointsIt you're stuck on part 1, it accepts
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Bob";
/* //OR You could split it into two statements
String firstName;
firstName = "Bob";
*/
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Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Pointstake it like this: you have a wardrobe full of boxes, each box is labeled and there are different stuff inside them - shoes, socks, shirts and so on. Opening the wardrobe imagine all those boxes, filled with your stuff and now imagine those boxes labeled. Now, when you open and you search for your shoes, you see the “shoes” box. It’s the same in the computers memory: String firstName = “Bob”; Box shoes = “nike”; hope I helped