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Michael Smith
39 PointsIssues with introduction and %s
In the video he changes the firstName variable to a fellow teachers name, I followed the same step and when I went to compile the code I get
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Introductions.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
Sting firstName = "Ben";
^
symbol: class Sting
location: class Introductions
1 error
1 Answer
Cam Richardson
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 16,895 PointsHi Michael!
It appears the error you're getting is because of a slight typo. You're trying to declare a String variable but you have typed it out as Sting. Hope that helps.