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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

ignoring case

whats wrong with my code.how should i ignore the case?

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

it looks like you are right with the third if statement you just need to delete the second.

1 Answer

String1.equalsIgnoreCase(String2)

so EqualsIgnoreCase(firstExample)==thirdExample should be firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)