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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Conditional ints

Donald Meeks
Donald Meeks
562 Points
Posted by Donald Meeks
Donald Meeks
562 Points

If statement

How is this code wrong?

Conditional.java 
int numberOfPeople =3;
if(4<numberOfPeople){ console.printf("Your table is ready\n");}

2 Answers

Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points
Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points

you have to use " < " not ">" a and with this order first : "numberOfPeople" then "4", if you switch it it will no works ( in real life it will works but in TeamTreeHouse nop ).

use 

int numberOfPeople = 3;
if(numberOfPeople < 4)  { 
    console.printf("Your table is ready");
}
Donald Meeks
Donald Meeks
562 Points
Donald Meeks
Donald Meeks
562 Points

Thank you I was so confused lol

Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points
Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points

this is reason why you should use your own Workspace on your for example IntelliJ because this error check in teamtreehouse is not perfect also in RealLife Console no works in Real IDE :) in real IDE you have to use System