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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Solomon Kelley
Solomon Kelley
2,310 Points

A Bug?

I think I have entered this correctly but it keeps saying if im doing the equal and printf methods right... Please help.

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
if (firstExample.equals("secondExample")) {
  console.printf("first is equal to second");
}

1 Answer

Afrid Mondal
Afrid Mondal
6,255 Points
Afrid Mondal
Afrid Mondal
6,255 Points

Hey Solomon, you are passing "secondExample" in equals method as a string, that's why you are getting error. Pass it as a variable. Because you are checking the equality between firstExample and secondExample.

    // I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
    String firstExample = "hello";
    String secondExample = "hello";
    String thirdExample = "HELLO";
    if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {
      console.printf("first is equal to second");
    }
Solomon Kelley
Solomon Kelley
2,310 Points

Ah, thank you for answering! It worked like a charm.