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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Kayla Flynn
Kayla Flynn
7,652 Points

Equality.java Possible spelling error or bug?

I think my code is correct.

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

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Hey Kayla,

Your code passes the second challenge but I'm not seeing any code for the first:

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

// Have you completed this challenge?
if (firstExample == secondExample) {
  console.printf("first is equal to second");
}

if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}
Kayla Flynn
Kayla Flynn
7,652 Points

Ok, then that was my error. I had passed the first phase and reworded the code to answer the second question instead of adding a second if statement.