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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Chris Polito
Chris Polito
1,028 Points
Posted by Chris Polito
Chris Polito
1,028 Points

What am i missing here? i am getting an error: Make sure you are using `equalsIgnoreCase` on the `firstExample` variable

I can't figure out where i'm going wrong on this one.

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");
}

1 Answer

Matthew Brock
Matthew Brock
16,791 Points
Matthew Brock
Matthew Brock
16,791 Points 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

// you still have to have this in there
if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(secondExample)) {
  console.printf("first is equal to second");
}

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