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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Brett Dube
Brett Dube
2,653 Points

Stage 1. Perfecting the prototype challenge 2 of 2

i am getting so confused, i dont know what i am doing wrong on this challenge..somebody to help?

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

2 Answers

Victor Levytskiy
Victor Levytskiy
7,608 Points
Victor Levytskiy
Victor Levytskiy
7,608 Points

You have a typo equalsIngoreCase

Brett Dube
Brett Dube
2,653 Points
Brett Dube
Brett Dube
2,653 Points

oooh yah, thank you so much Victor