Add an if statement that checks to see if firstExample is equal to secondExample. If it is, print out "first is equal to

You added quotes around the variable. This is the answer

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) { 
  console.printf("first is equal to second"); 
}

It looks like you might've quoted a variable accidentally....

I had the same problem. You are supposed to put the if statement at the very bottom of the variables.

Just in case it helps, I tried this answer 1st...

if (firstExample == secondExample); { console.printf("first is equal to second");

System.exit(0); }

It didn't work because, as explained on stackoverflow:-

== tests for reference equality.

.equals() tests for value equality.

Consequently, if you actually want to test whether two strings have the same value you should use .equals().

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java

Hope this helps anyone who made the same mistake.

Here's what I have:

// 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");

}

But if I understand this correctly, it should display "first is equal to second". My screen just stays empty. It does not show any errors. So I guess the code is 'correct', but I am still doing something wrong.

Oh well, time to go to bed for now.

secondExample is a variable the same way as firstExample is, hence you don't need to add quotation marks to it :)

Can anyone explain why the "if" statement goes below all of the strings? In the example of using the noun.equals("dork") scenario it was added right after the noun string... that's why I put my "if" statement where I did. Help me understand the logic! :)

Joe i have tried your solution with == as well and didnt worked

Hi all,

I thought about posting this question in a separate post, but it seemed appropriate here. My question is why i get an error when I want to compile this code?

import java.io.Console;

public class Equality {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();

// 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"); }

This is the output of the console; treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Equality.java
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Equality.java:13: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
1 error
treehouse:~/workspace$

What am I doing wrong and why? Thanks.

Thanks for the answer, but I didn't understand what you meant with class and bits. (or wich class bits)

Bummer! Try again! what is errors

String firstExample = "hello";

if (firstExample.equals ("hello")) {

console.printf("first is equal to second");

}

String secondExample = "hello";

String thirdExample = "HELLO";

..THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED FOR ME!!!

I passed by this : )

String firstExample = "hello";

String secondExample = "hello";

String thirdExample = "HELLO";

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)){

console.printf("first is equal to second"); }

if(firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)){

console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case"); }

All you have to do is delete the System.exit(0); and it should work!

// 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"); }

need to remove System.exit(0)

Hi, guys! This is the answer:

String firstExample = "hello";

String secondExample = "hello";

String thirdExample = "HELLO";

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {

console.printf("first is equal to second"); }