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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java IO

Posted by Jacob Luallen
Jacob Luallen
1,947 Points

Getting started with Java.

I really don't know what this challenge is wanting. Am I the only one that finds the prompts for these challenges somewhat vague?

IO.java 
// I have imported java.io.Console for you.  It is a variable called console.
String fristName = console.readLine("What is your name?  ");
Kevin Gresmer
Kevin Gresmer
3,020 Points

What was the original question they asked of you?

Jacob Luallen
Jacob Luallen
1,947 Points

This was the original question.
"Add a variable to store a user’s first name using console.readLine. Make sure the variable is the camel cased representation of "first name"."

Kevin Gresmer
Kevin Gresmer
3,020 Points

If the import statement is implying you dont need to add in the line

Console console = System.console();

Then you may just need to correct the spelling on firstName.

Jacob Luallen
Jacob Luallen
1,947 Points

Thanks, a typo gets me again. I finally got the task done.

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,460 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,460 Points

Looks like a simple typo:

// fix typo: fristName ==> firstName
String firstName = console.readLine("What is your name?  ");