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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Umar Islam
Umar Islam
324 Points
Posted by Umar Islam
Umar Islam
324 Points

I can not make it work!!!

Unfortunately, I am not able to make the variable "firstExample" = "thirdExample" it would help me so much if you could tell me the problem is. Thank you

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
if(firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(String thirdExample)){
console.printf("first is equal to third");
};
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

1 Answer

Jonathan Hermansen
Jonathan Hermansen
25,935 Points

Looks like you have initialize "thirdExample" after you try to use it. Move your if-statement to the end of code, after you initialized: String thirdExample = "HELLO". And remove the String in .equalsIgnoreCase(), you don't need the String type as argument when you already have specified this.

Umar Islam
Umar Islam
324 Points
Umar Islam
Umar Islam
324 Points

Thank you so much for the help.