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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Adan Huerta
Adan Huerta
3,209 Points
Posted by Adan Huerta
Adan Huerta
3,209 Points

if Statements

I can't seem to figure out how to code this properly. What am I missing?

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

2 Answers

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Adan,

remove " " from the statement:

  if (firstExample.equals ("secondExample"))

And move the corrected if statement under the String declarations. The compiler goes from top to bottom and can´t see other Strings you are comparing to

Adan Huerta
Adan Huerta
3,209 Points
Adan Huerta
Adan Huerta
3,209 Points

Thank you again Grigorij! It was the positioning that and "s that I was misplacing.

Gonna have to hire you as a proof checker bro. :D

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

LOL !!!!

See you in the forum .... and we can hit some errors :))))