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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Chase Anzalone
Chase Anzalone
3,009 Points
Posted by Chase Anzalone
Chase Anzalone
3,009 Points

string equality 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.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)); { console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case"); } please tell me why im getting an error

***Bummer: Make sure you are using equalsIgnoreCase on the firstExample variable and use console.printf

i also tried

if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase("HELLO")) { 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");
}

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

There is a note:

Important: In each task of this code challenge, the code you write should be added to the code from the previous task.

You need to keep the code for task 1 and add the code for task 2 below it.

J. MORENO
J. MORENO
12,550 Points
J. MORENO
J. MORENO
12,550 Points

// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console.

String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; String thirdExample = "HELLO";

boolean stringEquals = firstExample.equals(secondExample); boolean ignoreStringCaseEquals = firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample);

if(stringEquals) { console.printf("first is equal to second"); } if(ignoreStringCaseEquals) { console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case"); }

*YOUR IF STATEMENT HAS A SEMICOLON AFTER IT

if(some boolean value is true); <--- remove { // will never run due to semi colon }

if(some boolean value is true) { // if true ... this code statement will execute }