Java Variables: Mad Libs (PLEASE HELP!)

Computer Science
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https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-java/projects/java-variables-mad-libs

Okay so I’m trying to teach myself Java, among other things, so I can try to get a job in computer tech or something similar but now I’m stuck on Mad Libs. I got to task 11 which wants you to use System.out.println() to print the story variable and I can not figure out how to run the code so the whole story prints with all the Strings I added. Can someone please help me out here? I would appreciate it a lot! I’m basically stuck until I can get help to figure this out.

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public class MadLibs {
/*
This program generates a mad libbed story.
Author: Chris
Date: 3/29/2021
*/
public static void main(String args){
String name1 = “Chris”;
String adjective1 = “Great”;
String adjective2 = “Beautiful”;
String adjective3 = “Happy”;
String verb1 = “Dance”;
String noun1 = “People”;
String noun2 = “Food”;
String noun3 = “Music”;
String noun4 = “Kids”;
String noun5 = “Peas”;
String noun6 = “Democrats”;
String name2 = “Ashley”;
int number = 50;
String place1 = “Youngstown”;

  //The template for the story
  String story = "This morning"+name1+" woke up feeling "+adjective1+". 'It is going to be a "+adjective2+" day!' Outside, a bunch of "+noun1+"s were protesting to keep "+noun2+" in stores. They began to "+verb1+" to the rhythm of the "+noun3+", which made all the "+noun4+"s very "+adjective3+". Concerned, "+name1+" texted "+name2+", who flew "+name1+" to "+place1+" and dropped "+name1+" in a puddle of frozen "+noun5+". "+name1+" woke up in the year "+number+", in a world where "+noun6+"s ruled the world.";
}

}

I think I have it right so far? Just cant get the whole story to print. Very frustrating. I wish this site had video’s to help people like me who are completely new to this and need some help.

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Hi there, welcome to the forums!

You’re almost there, you just need to add the System.out.println() inside of the main() method to get it to print out. Just add System.out.println(story); directly after the creation of the story string and that should do the trick.

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Hey that worked thank you so much! I didn’t have it in the right place. I really appreciate the help, thanks again!

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Thanks, I had the same problem. Now it is fixed :slight_smile:

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Guys, anybody knows what’s the meaning of this

MadLibs.java:21: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.println(story);
^
symbol: variable story
location: class MadLibs
1 error
i try to run the code but the compiler keeps appearing like this.

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Do you have
String story =
earlier in the code?

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Yeah i already have it

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symbol: variable noun4
location: class MadLibs
MadLibs.java:26: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.println(Story);