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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Ellie Glover
Ellie Glover
941 Points

Add another if statement that checks if the firstExample is equal ignoring case to thirdExample.

Hi is there anything im doing wrong here, the question is "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".

this is the code ive written-

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
if(firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)); {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
}

1 Answer

Livia Galeazzi
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Livia Galeazzi
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Livia Galeazzi
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Livia Galeazzi
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,083 Points

You need to declare variables BEFORE you use them. In this case the thirdExample variable must be declared before the if statement.

Also please don't delete code as you go when completing code challenges. Code from task 1 should still be there when submitting task 2, unless you are explicitly asked to change or delete it. Otherwise tests may fail.