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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Sander Goes
Sander Goes
524 Points
Posted by Sander Goes
Sander Goes
524 Points

What am I doing wrong in the String Equality Code Challenge?

Can't find my error here. Also, no bugs found in Preview mode.

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

2 Answers

Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points
Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points

On the line with an if replace the ; with an { then after the line with console.printf type } so your code should look like this:

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

Thanks Charlie, that was helpful. One thing I had apparently also missed was the fact that I had to add a line instead of replacing the line from the previous exercise. I guess these challenges can be as much about reading as they are about writing :-)