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

Posted by Juan Paolo Chy Cuenco
Juan Paolo Chy Cuenco
Courses Plus Student 315 Points

I did exactly what i did in the previous lesson. I typed in: string firstName= "MyName"; ---- then = error

It's simply asking me to define a string variable and its not working

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console

string firstName = "asdfsadf";

1 Answer

Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points
Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points

it should be capital S in String word

Juan Paolo Chy Cuenco
Juan Paolo Chy Cuenco
Courses Plus Student 315 Points

thank you for answering my very simple question. As a follow up question, do i have to be specific with the spacing also? like would there be a difference between

String firstName = "asdf";

and

String firstName="asdf";

Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points
Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points

you can do spacing but not all the time so you can say 

String firstName                   =                       "asdf";

but for reading would be cool with 1 space