[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: System.out.printf

[John Arthorne <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The printf method was added in Java 1.5.  Are you sure you are compiling 
inside Eclipse against a 1.5 VM?  This is configured under Preferences > 
Java > Installed JREs.
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Tim Leira wrote:
> Hello all:
> Perhaps someone can help me figure out my problem which is when I type 
> for example:
>
> System.out.printf( "Enter deposit amount for account2: ")
> depositAmount = input.nextDouble();
>
> eclipse underlines the word "printf" and says the following:
>
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation 
> problems:     The method printf(String, Object[]) in the type 
> PrintStream is not applicable for the arguments (String, double)
>
> When I compile this same program with note pad it works fine but for 
> some reason eclipse does,nt like printf. If I use println ot print it 
> works fine, any suggestions and solutions would be very much appreciated.
>
> Tnx
> Tim Leira