String Concatenation in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Build a greeting message from separate first name and last name strings.

Starter code

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String firstName = "John";
        String lastName = "Doe";
        
        // Create and print greeting: Hello, John Doe!
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• Create greeting from names

  Hello, John Doe!

Hints

1. Use + operator to concatenate strings
2. Do not forget the space between first and last name
3. Include the greeting text and exclamation mark

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