Welcome to the Treehouse Community

The Treehouse Community is a meeting place for developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels to get support. Collaborate here on code errors or bugs that you need feedback on, or asking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project. Join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today. (Note: Only Treehouse students can comment or ask questions, but non-students are welcome to browse our conversations.)

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and a supportive community. Start your free trial today.

Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali
2,039 Points
Posted by Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali
2,039 Points

Syntax confusion

Hello i was hoping if someone could help me. I think i understand what the question is asking me to do. However I am struggling to figure out how the syntax is supposed to be constructed,

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

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,364 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,364 Points

Hi Hasan, you are almost there. Just use thirdExample as an argument for the equalsIgnoreCase() method and go from there ...

Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali
2,039 Points
Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali
2,039 Points

Thanks I appreciate your help.