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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Sanjay Sunar
Sanjay Sunar
373 Points

Help me in this challenge

Add another if statement that checks if the firstExample is equal ignoring case to thirdExample. If it, is print out "first and third are the same ignoring case".

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

1 Answer

James Arroyo
James Arroyo
645 Points
James Arroyo
James Arroyo
645 Points

if(firstExample.equals(secondExample)) console.printf("first is equal to second");

This method is case sensitive.

Rheo Tan
Rheo Tan
3,639 Points

It is case sensitive:

  1. you are missing an s for equals
  2. There is a space before the opening code {.

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

I hope it helps =)