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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Cheryl Ledwidge
Cheryl Ledwidge
962 Points
Posted by Cheryl Ledwidge
Cheryl Ledwidge
962 Points

Keep getting error when trying to add string for first name

Here is the error: treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Introductions.java
Introductions.java:9: error: ';' expected
String firstName = "Cheryl"
^
1 error

This is the formatting I am using

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here

    String firstName = "Cheryl";      
    console.printf ("Hello, my name is %s\n, firstName");
    console.printf ("%s is learning how to print Java\n, firstName");

} }

Any help will be appericated

2 Answers

William Laub
William Laub
7,793 Points
William Laub
William Laub
7,793 Points

The issue is the formatting strings in your printf statements. They should be

console.printf("something %s", firstName);

instead of 

console.printf("something %s, firstName");
Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points
Jake Nisenboim
Jake Nisenboim
3,374 Points 
String firstName = "Cheryl";      
console.printf ("Hello, my name is %s\n", firstName);
console.printf ("%s is learning how to print Java\n", firstName);