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Praneeth Reddy
3,411 PointsString cannot converted into boolean
what is a syntax as it look like?
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console.
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
if(firstExample=secondExampl)
{
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
2 Answers
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 PointsHi,
In java you can't directly compare two strings by the == operator like you can with doubles or int. To compare two strings you should use .equals() or .equalsIgnoreCase() methods.
// 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");
}
//or even better you can use
if(firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(secondExample) {
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
Samuel Moisan
11,953 PointsHi, If you want to compare two String you should use operator '==' or the method .equals The operator '=' is used to assign a value.
if(firstExample==secondExample)
{
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
if(firstExample.equals(secondExample))
{
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}