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17,961 PointsThere is a compiler error. Please click on preview to view your syntax errors!
I'm trying to compare strings, and its telling me I have a compiler error. I'm not sure what I did wrong.
I tried to add a ;, but that didn't make it happy.
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console.
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
if firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(secondExample);{
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
1 Answer
Dan Johnson
40,533 PointsYou'll need parentheses surrounding the conditional expression when dealing with if statements:
if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}