User input to Array Question

[LukasHopkins]

Hello I am new to programming and i am trying to make this simple array that takes user input of type string and then compiles it. Does anyone know what is wrong with it? Thank you.


package arraypractices;

import java.util.Scanner;


public class ArrayPractices {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
String X;
String B;
String C;

System.out.print("Please enter First name\n");
X = in.next();

System.out.print("Please enter Middle name\n");
B = in.next();

System.out.print("Please enter Last name\n");
C = in.next();

String[] array = {"X", "B", "C"};
System.out.printf("%s%10s%10s\n", "First", "Middle", "Last");

for (int counter = 0; counter < array.length; counter++) {
System.out.printf("%s%10s%10s\n", counter, array[ counter]);
}

}
}

[awinston]

The contents of your array are 3 literal Strings: "X", "B", and "C". You want the variables named X, B, and C.

[DarrylBurke]

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[LukasHopkins]

I Think that helped but I am Still getting a format error... Any ideas? Thanks.

[j2me64]

System.out.printf("%s%10s%10s\n", counter, array[ counter]);

Inside the parameters for printf you specifiy 3 String parameters but there are only two arguments, one for counter and the other for array[counter]. What is prompted is X, B and C and I can't get the logic!

[LukasHopkins]

I changed the Printf to this:
System.out.printf("%s%10s%10s", (Object[]) array);
and it seems to work now (minor spacing issues which I can play with or will vary with the length of the persons name).
I was trying to use the example in my book and elaborate it further myself and I got confused. Since I wasnt using any integers in my program, there was no reason to have a for statement in it with a counter. Especially since I was only using a two column array.
Your Thoughts??