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Java

Posted by Ahmed Qweider
Ahmed Qweider
735 Points

I keep receiving this error message

JavaTester.java:80: error: cannot find symbol
if (thirdExample.equalsIgnorCase("HELLO")) 
                ^
  symbol:   method equalsIgnorCase(String)
  location: variable thirdExample of type String
1 error

// 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 ("hello")) 
  console.printf ("first is equal to second");
if (thirdExample.equalsIgnorCase("HELLO")) 
  console.printf ("first and the third are the same ignoring case");
Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Ahmed,

I added markdown to help make the code more readable. If you're curious about how to add markdown like this on your own, checkout this thread on posting code to the forum . Also, there is a link at the bottom called Markdown Cheatsheet that gives a brief overview of how to add markdown to your posts.

Cheers!

1 Answer

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

This is just a simple typo. equalsIgnorCase is missing an 'e' for 'Ignore'.

Hope this helps,

Cheers

Ahmed Qweider
Ahmed Qweider
735 Points

ops i don't see this one . Thank you for your answering me fast