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Java Java Basics Using your New Tools Multiple Format Strings

K W
K W
3,736 Points
Posted by K W
K W
3,736 Points

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

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

this challenge makes no sense to me any help would be appreciated. console.printf("%s what do you want from me %s");

5 Answers

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

It tells you to output a sentence that looks like this "name really past tense verb this coding exercise."

haha you have almost done what it wants in your joke XD

console.printf("%s really  %s this coding exercise.", /*here add the variables needed*/);
Leo Berisha
Leo Berisha
438 Points
Leo Berisha
Leo Berisha
438 Points

console.printf(" %s really %s described above", name, pastTenseVerb);

This gone work !

Alwin Joy
Alwin Joy
1,143 Points

tnx it worked

K W
K W
3,736 Points
K W
K W
3,736 Points

nevermind passed with String name = console.readLine("kris"); String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("hated"); console.printf(%s really %s, name, pastTenseVerb);

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Yes the major issue what as I wrote earlier it was expecting you to write "%s really %s this coding exercise." or at least the "%s" after "really" while you had written "%s really this coding exercise %s". I'm glad it works now.

Ho Sun Lee
Ho Sun Lee
2,003 Points
Ho Sun Lee
Ho Sun Lee
2,003 Points

Noice, I just did this as well, and was trying to post something on here to help out, but it seems you already got it.

Rui Bi
Rui Bi
29,853 Points
Rui Bi
Rui Bi
29,853 Points

The printf() method can take multiple parameters/arguments for variables.

You can insert multiple %s in your format String, followed by multiple variables that you would like to be included. The number of %s must match the number of parameters following the format String. For example, if you wanted two variables to be printed in one printf(), use the following pattern:

String noun= "Java"
String adj= "fun"
console.printf("%s was very %s", noun, adj);

The output would be: "Java was very fun"

You can use any number of %s and arguments. Just the main things are: the order the arguments appear in your output is the same as the order the %s appear, and the number of arguments must equal the number of %s.

If instead you had:

console.printf("%s was very %s", adj, noun);

The output would be: "fun was very Java"

K W
K W
3,736 Points
K W
K W
3,736 Points

thank you that makes so much more sense but my entry still won't pass the code challenge any other suggestions?

String name = console.readLine("kris"); String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("hated"); console.printf("%s really this coding exercise %s", name, pastTenseVerb );

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

What you have written gives output "name really this coding exercise pastTenseVerb" and that is not what it is asking. What it wants is... "name really past tense verb this coding exercise."

hint: Watch where you position the '%s'