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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Hannah Rosenberg
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Hannah Rosenberg
Courses Plus Student 339 Points
Posted by Hannah Rosenberg
Hannah Rosenberg
Courses Plus Student 339 Points

Why doesn't this work?

Here is the code I am using to compare exampleOne and exampleTwo, but every time I check it, it says I am wrong.

// 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"); System.exit(0); }

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");
  System.exit(0);
}

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