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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

aravind vemperala
aravind vemperala
651 Points
Posted by aravind vemperala
aravind vemperala
651 Points

not able to clear quiz on equalsIgnoreCase

i am using the code below but it doesn't work in quiz

String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; String thirdExample = "HELLO"; if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) { console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case"); }

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

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,816 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,816 Points

Your work is fine. It's just that you should leave the work for Task 1 when you get to Task 2. As here:

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {
  console.printf("First is equal to second");
}
if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}