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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

stage 3 challenge 1

Add an If statement that checks to see if the firstExample is equal to secondExample. If it is ,print out "first is equal to second'.

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

2 Answers

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points
Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Again, almost correct. You don't need quotation marks on secondExample...as it is a variable. Removing the quotation marks gives you this.

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample))
console.printf("first is equal to second");
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

ok ok thank you very much

Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Also, looks like you are forgetting the opening curly brace { and the closing one }. Java will work without them, but only the first line. Not using braces is considered bad practice, and will cause you problems if you add another line.