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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Muhammad Asif
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Muhammad Asif
Courses Plus Student 557 Points

where is the error in this code

public class one { public static void main (String [] args) { String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) { console.printf(" First and Second Example are equal"); System.exit(0); }

treehouse:~/workspace$ javac one.java
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
one.java:8: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
1 error
treehouse:~/workspace$

Equality.java
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

1 Answer

It looks like you forgot a curly brace.