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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Christopher Blackwell
Christopher Blackwell
2,760 Points
Posted by Christopher Blackwell
Christopher Blackwell
2,760 Points

don't know how to write if statement to compare firstExample = "hello" to secondExample = "hello"

this is the challenge Task 1 of 2 after doing equals practice

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

George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points
George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points

You can try something like this:

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)){
 console.printf ("first is equal to second");
}
Christopher Blackwell
Christopher Blackwell
2,760 Points
Christopher Blackwell
Christopher Blackwell
2,760 Points

Thanks for the help, I was over thinking it not just following the previous exercise as I should have.

George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points
George Pirchalaishvili
George Pirchalaishvili
3,747 Points

No problem :) Gl in the future course ;)