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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points
Posted by Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points

Need help here...

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here?

Thank you guys!

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

}

2 Answers

Junjie Huang
Junjie Huang
4,704 Points
Junjie Huang
Junjie Huang
4,704 Points 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}
Jazz Jones
Jazz Jones
8,535 Points
Jazz Jones
Jazz Jones
8,535 Points

thirdExample.toLowerCase() also works

Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points
Walter Cortez
Walter Cortez
4,071 Points

Ok I see...thanks for your feedback Jazz.

Happy Coding!