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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Alexandru Ungureanu
Alexandru Ungureanu
1,571 Points

I am stacked at this point.

I don't know how to fix this challenge.

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 == secondExample) {
  console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
if (firstExample == thirdExample) {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}

1 Answer

Duncan Samarasinghe
Duncan Samarasinghe
535 Points
Duncan Samarasinghe
Duncan Samarasinghe
535 Points

You want to use The String object and access its methods.

You should be using String.equals() rather than ==.

The second method is String.equalsIgnoreCase()