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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Camille Pilon
Camille Pilon
4,708 Points
Posted by Camille Pilon
Camille Pilon
4,708 Points

Add an if statement that checks to see if firstExample is equal to secondExample...

What is wrong with my code?

String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; if (firstExample.equals("hello")){ console.printf("first is equal to second."); String thirdExample = "HELLO";

1 Answer

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points
tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points 
// 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");
}

Seems like you just missunderstood a little bit what you have to do. You have to compare two variables, not one varaible with a value