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

Posted by Samaila Yakubu
Samaila Yakubu
111 Points

String FirstName

Define a String

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
java.io.Console;
class Name{
  public static void main(String [] args){
    Console console = new console();
    String FirstName = Samaila;
    console.printf("Hello, is learning %s at treehouse ");
      console.printf("%s is happy learning");
  }
}

1 Answer

Chase Carnaroli
Chase Carnaroli
5,139 Points
Chase Carnaroli
Chase Carnaroli
5,139 Points

Strings need to have quotation marks around them.
The error is on line 6 when you try to instantiate the string.

Try rewriting it so that it looks like this:

String FirstName = "Samaila";