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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Gayah Karmo
Gayah Karmo
891 Points

Everything set up and spelled right but still a bummer ?

did same code in eclipse with the correct modifications and it worked, need help finding error

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");
  System.exit(0);
}

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The problem is that you explicitly exit the program (with System.exit), doing so is not really necessary when you are at the end of the program (since the program automatically exits when it's done running your code), and using it in a challenge will cause problems due to the fact that it also forces the code checker which runs your to exit before it is done verifying your code.

If you remove "System.exit(0);" from your solution you will be able to pass on to the second task.