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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

Posted by Oscar Mendoza
Oscar Mendoza
298 Points

I am unable to solve this an exercise

Output a sentence that takes both the name and past tense verb using a single statement. It should look like this: "name" really past tense verb this coding exercise.

I have tried one thousand times and am very frustrated.

thank you

Multiple.java 
// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine("Enter your name:  ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Past tense verb:  ");
console.printf("%s really %s, thisCodingExercise  ");

3 Answers

Daniel Vargas
Daniel Vargas
29,184 Points
Daniel Vargas
Daniel Vargas
29,184 Points

Hi, you just have to put the variables at the end of the printf:

// I've imported java.io.Console for you.  It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine("Enter your name:  ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Past tense verb:  ");
console.printf("%s really %s, thisCodingExercise", name, pastTenseVerb);
Oscar Mendoza
Oscar Mendoza
298 Points
Oscar Mendoza
Oscar Mendoza
298 Points

Thank you so much Daniel. You truly saved my coding career. :)

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697 Points
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697 Points

ohhh, now I understand. Nobody explained it. %s - is there to show where the String name and other variables should be located. So instead of putting like this -> console.printf(name + "really" + pastTenseVerb + "this coding exercise"); They ask you to do it like this --> console.prinf("%s really %s, this coding exercise", name, pastTenseVerb); Although, the second way seems too complicated and you could mess it up. Hope they have explained it in the videos.