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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Marcus Rajala
Marcus Rajala
444 Points
Posted by Marcus Rajala
Marcus Rajala
444 Points

Add another if statement

Add another if statement that checks if the firstExample is equal ignoring case to thirdExample. If it, is print out "first and third are the same ignoring case".

I can't seem to find what is wrong with my code. I'm spelling everything correctly and my syntax seems spot on. Maybe I'm not supposed to use firstExample and thirdExample?

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.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}

2 Answers

behar
behar
10,799 Points

Hey Marcus! Your code is totally valid, but you were not suppose to delete the original if statement. You should have two in there. Just add that back, and you'll pass. Hope this helps!