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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Joshua Scott
Joshua Scott
540 Points
Posted by Joshua Scott
Joshua Scott
540 Points

Add another if statement that checks if the firstExample is equal ignoring case to thirdExample.

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong here...I get a bunch of errors about private void in the preview panel.

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

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

you have bracket trouble:

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