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In my book I have to create this code,


Which is not very complicated, but I have a different result on the str - println, where the answer page reads "Much Better Java", my code generates "MuchBetterJava" which has no spaces, I'm wondering have I done something to create this bunching of words, or have I left out a segment of code that will allow spaces to be generated without having to use +" "+ for each word.
 
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I think the book wants you to add +" "+.

It can be done without that concatentation, but that uses more advanced methods that were added in Java 8. To give you a taste of what you'll learn at some point, this prints it with the spaces in one line.


Don't worry that you don't understand the example yet. Proceed with + " " + and you'll get up to the advanced way in the future. Plus, the way without having to concatentate isn't even shorter!
 
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Thank you Jeanne,

I thought that was going to be the case. On the instruction pages the method printed in the book doesn't include the +" "+ between them,
and I have never been asked to write something that wasn't clearly instructed before, so I assumed there was further learning to do.

If these are my only two options, then I will have to wait until I advance a little more.

Thanks.
 
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All sorts of ways to do it. You can find out about the StringJoiner class, which will do just about the same as Jeanne has told you.
You can use + " " + as Jeanne told you too.
I would suggest
System.out.printf("%s %s %s%n", str[0], str[1], str[2]);
Note the spaces between the successive %s tags.
If you are not familiar with the % tags, be sure to ask.
 
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By the way, always tell us which book or other source it is.
 
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Thanks Cambell,

I'm not at the computer right now but I'll try your method later on and see how it goes for me.

I wasn't sure if posting the books name would be allowed due to advertising restrictions so I purposely left it out.

I'm using Java in easy steps by Mike McGrath third edition for SE7. It's easy enough to follow but I dont have a tutor to ask questions too. So the more complex statements leave me a bit uneasy. All in all learning java is a twisted frustrated fun. So far it's been enjoyable except for the nightmares lol.
 
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Vincent Tyson wrote: . . . So far it's been enjoyable except for the nightmares lol.

I am afraid that is normal :wink:

Thank you for telling us the book's name.
 
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