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

Posted by Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
6,859 Points

I have done this just as the instructor has and I can't see any difference. It says I'm not leaving the console.printf

Can somebody help me?

Is this exercise broken, it keeps saying keep the console statement intact.

Name.java 
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console

String firstName = "Jade";
console.printf ("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Jade,

this is a bug inside of the workspace :)

Your code is fine! Just delete the space between console.printf and ("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

from:

console.printf ("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

to:

console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);

I have no explanation for this weirdness ...

Grigorij