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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Shiva Lowy
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Shiva Lowy
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Posted by Shiva Lowy
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Shiva Lowy
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what???

I do not know what I am doing wrong

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.equals("hello")) 
  console.printf('first is equal to second.");

1 Answer

Ezra Siton
Ezra Siton
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Ezra Siton
Ezra Siton
12,644 Points

Two mistakes:

issue-1:

  • The instruction told you First equals() to secondExample (but you put a "string" inside the equals()!! 
if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {

issue-2:

  • This is syntax error "hello' or 'hello" (start with " and end with ')
 console.printf('first is equal to second.");

Will throw this error:

JavaTester.java:111: error: unclosed string literal

 console.printf('first is equal to second.');

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_strings.htm

Ezra Siton
Ezra Siton
12,644 Points
Ezra Siton
Ezra Siton
12,644 Points

Out of topic: In the future add more semantic titles ("what i am doing wrong" its to general). Thanks.