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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by lj240
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lj240
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 540 Points

String Equality

Typed answer into worksheet and it works fine. Receive error when typed into exercise workspace.

Equality.java 
// 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.\n\n");
  System.exit(0);
}

1 Answer

srikarvedantam
srikarvedantam
8,369 Points

Well, you shouldn't be exiting out of the System (i.e. terminate the running JVM)! So, remove the following statement from the 'if' block and it should work fine:

 System.exit(0);
lj240
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lj240
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 540 Points

Thanks. That corrected the problem.