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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Exercise code is failing but passes in workspace

//Here's the code I used but it fails

// 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)){ //insert code here console.printf("first is equal to second\n"); System.exit(0); }

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)){
//insert code here
  console.printf("first is equal to second\n");
  System.exit(0);
}

2 Answers

Thanks James, please can you explain why the system.exit line isn’t in this particular exercise?

Thanks James