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William Biggerstaff
303 PointsPLZ HELP IO intro lesson java
PLEASE HELP I HAVE DONE TOO MANY DRUGS
// I have imported java.io.Console for you. It is a variable called console.
String firstName = console.readLine("James");
String lastName = console.readLine("B");
console.printf("First name", %s);
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsHere are a few hints:
- the argument to a
readLine
would normally be a question to show to the user - when using
printf
, the substitution token(s) must be part of the template string (inside the quotes) - for each token used in a
printf
, there should be another argument to supply the value to fill in - when challenges ask for specific text, be sure to copy it exactly (including case, spacing, and punctuation)