Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by icedcoffee91
icedcoffee91
3,752 Points

Io excercise

My error is java can't find the symbol, but isn't console.printf correct?

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your name?   ");
String lastName = console.readLine("What is your last name?   ");
console.printf = ("First name: %s\n, firstName");

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

I see two issues:

  • there's a stray assignment operator between the method name and the arguments
  • the quote ending the format string it out of place
console.printf = ("First name: %s\n, firstName");    // original
console.printf("First name: %s\n", firstName);       // fixed