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8,108 PointsHelp Equal Java, I don't understand.
String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; String thirdExample = "HELLO";
if firstExample.equals.secondExample { console.printf("first is equal to second"); System.exit(0); }
it says error
or is it
if firstExample.equals(secondExample){ console.printf("first is equal to second"); System.exit(0); }
// 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
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsIt should be:
if ( firstExample.equals(secondExample) ) {
Because the syntax of if statements is: if (expression) { code_block } The parentheses aren't optional in Java. The expression here is firstExample.equals(secondExample) because equals is a method and needs to be called with the second string as an argument.