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Adam Bell
1,176 Points
Hello. I'm in the Java program and I'm taking my first challenge task. But I'm confused as to what I'm being asked..

Posted March 19, 2015 2:34am by Adam Bell

Adam Bell
1,176 Points
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Ignat Artemenko
5,739 Points
What does is mean by "set the value to your name" ?

Posted March 17, 2015 1:48am by Ignat Artemenko

Ignat Artemenko
5,739 Points
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Gary O'Neill
51 Points
what? Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter

Posted March 16, 2015 6:10pm by Gary O'Neill

Gary O'Neill
51 Points
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Gary O'Neill
51 Points
Do not understand question

Posted March 16, 2015 5:52pm by Gary O'Neill

Gary O'Neill
51 Points
1 Answer
Gary O'Neill
51 Points
I have created my class as below public class Name{ Why am I getting error message saying this is incorrect?

Posted March 16, 2015 1:11pm by Gary O'Neill

Gary O'Neill
51 Points
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Joseph frank
Courses Plus Student 764 Points
So i'm already stumped. I know i'm making a mistake somewhere, however the "preview" doesn't make it any clearer as to

Posted March 16, 2015 3:08am by Joseph frank

Joseph frank
Courses Plus Student 764 Points
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Graeme Coppinger
999 Points
cannot seem to write the correct code for this Question.Define a string variable named firstName that stores your name.

Posted March 15, 2015 2:45pm by Graeme Coppinger

Graeme Coppinger
999 Points
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kevin ohion
1,551 Points
Define a string variable named firstName in Android Develop course

Posted March 14, 2015 12:36pm by kevin ohion

kevin ohion
1,551 Points
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John User
613 Points
what am i doing wrong?

Posted March 10, 2015 5:26am by John User

John User
613 Points
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AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
Challenge Task 1 of 3 Define a string variable named firstName that stores your name. Set the value to your name

Posted March 8, 2015 7:04pm by AR Ehsan

AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
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Arezki Sadoudi
108 Points
what's mean""Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!" "" ???

Posted March 8, 2015 4:44pm by Arezki Sadoudi

Arezki Sadoudi
108 Points
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brezhnev rey surmillon
1,030 Points
im stuck in challenge task 2 for stage1 i dont know whats wrong

Posted March 6, 2015 3:33am by brezhnev rey surmillon

brezhnev rey surmillon
1,030 Points
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Nikola Finze
437 Points
A question concerning different types of java.

Posted March 3, 2015 5:41pm by Nikola Finze

Nikola Finze
437 Points
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Derrick Bonner
Courses Plus Student 65 Points
During challenge task 1 I enter string firstName = "Derrick"; but keep getting a error saying cannot find symbol.??

Posted March 2, 2015 1:27am by Derrick Bonner

Derrick Bonner
Courses Plus Student 65 Points
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Susitha Herath Mudiyanselage
4,957 Points
It is not passing!

Posted February 28, 2015 3:34pm by Susitha Herath Mudiyanselage

Susitha Herath Mudiyanselage
4,957 Points
2 Answers
Rafael Almendral
926 Points
string format

Posted February 27, 2015 6:48pm by Rafael Almendral

Rafael Almendral
926 Points
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Robert Jess
459 Points
why when i write: String firstName = "Roberto"; console.printf("%s", firstName); it says error? it's correct

Posted February 25, 2015 4:22pm by Robert Jess

Robert Jess
459 Points
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Carolyn Lee
4,118 Points
I keep getting this error on#3: Don't forget to pass your firstName variable as the second argument.

Posted February 24, 2015 10:41pm by Carolyn Lee

Carolyn Lee
4,118 Points
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Holden Cella
1,176 Points
Why is this wrong...need help

Posted February 24, 2015 2:25am by Holden Cella

Holden Cella
1,176 Points
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Mike McGuire
Courses Plus Student 51 Points
Program won't run

Posted February 23, 2015 10:53pm by Mike McGuire

Mike McGuire
Courses Plus Student 51 Points
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Srikanth Nallagundla
Courses Plus Student 231 Points
Hi , I am unable to find error in the below code.

Posted February 22, 2015 8:06pm by Srikanth Nallagundla

Srikanth Nallagundla
Courses Plus Student 231 Points
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Tyrone Taylor
Courses Plus Student 11,792 Points
code challenge

Posted February 17, 2015 9:29pm by Tyrone Taylor

Tyrone Taylor
Courses Plus Student 11,792 Points
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Steve Dutky
5,290 Points
Editor not working in firefox 35.0.1 on Ubuntu precise. Presented with black canvas but cannot insert text.

Posted February 17, 2015 6:10pm by Steve Dutky

Steve Dutky
5,290 Points
1 Answer
Jami Schwarzwalder
17,961 Points
string formatter

Posted February 15, 2015 2:47am by Jami Schwarzwalder

Jami Schwarzwalder
17,961 Points
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Zhou Lu
Courses Plus Student 107 Points
error on public class

Posted February 12, 2015 3:02am by Zhou Lu

Zhou Lu
Courses Plus Student 107 Points
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Sheshnath Yadav
Courses Plus Student 3,058 Points
Whats wrong in my code ?

Posted February 11, 2015 7:01pm by Sheshnath Yadav

Sheshnath Yadav
Courses Plus Student 3,058 Points
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kaushlender kumar
1,275 Points
Call the printf method on the console object and make it write out "<YOUR NAME> can code in Java!"

Posted February 11, 2015 4:54pm by kaushlender kumar

kaushlender kumar
1,275 Points
2 Answers
Pritesh Pindoria
1,132 Points
Challenge task 2 is showing error with my syntax.

Posted February 11, 2015 10:37am by Pritesh Pindoria

Pritesh Pindoria
1,132 Points
1 Answer
Mouhsin BOUR QAIBA
678 Points
i need help , i don't find problem ? String firstName = "Mohsin" ; console.printf("My name is %s\n","Mohsin");

Posted February 10, 2015 6:34pm by Mouhsin BOUR QAIBA

Mouhsin BOUR QAIBA
678 Points
1 Answer
Luca Hyde
181 Points
I am having a problem with this code, as i am just starting

Posted February 10, 2015 10:16am by Luca Hyde

Luca Hyde
181 Points
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