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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Abdullah Nazeer
Abdullah Nazeer
239 Points
Posted by Abdullah Nazeer
Abdullah Nazeer
239 Points

hi do you know what's wrong with my code?

// 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.");}

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.");}

1 Answer

Christopher Downie
Christopher Downie
2,546 Points
Christopher Downie
Christopher Downie
2,546 Points

Change the firstExample.equals(secondExample)) use the == instead. so your code should look like this below;

String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

if (firstExample == secondExample){
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}

Hope this helps