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Brage Boman
513 PointsWhat is a string formatter?
I don't understand why I'm not getting past it. It looks like it should work. The preview works. But it's not letting me pass. So I guess I'm asking what is the string formatter it's telling me to use?
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName = "Brage Boman";
console.printf ("%s can code in Java!", firstName);
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! First, you're doing great 
printf and your open parentheses. This should not be there. If you remove the space, your code passes!
Hope this helps!
Brage Boman
513 PointsBrage Boman
513 PointsThank you, that worked. But now I'm curious why it worked with the space in the second part and not the third. I seem to remember adding the space to see if that was the problem first time around, but seeing it work now, I suppose not. Still, thanks a lot.
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherJennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherI honestly don't know why it passed the second step other than to say it might be some idiosyncrasy in the checker. It happens sometimes