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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Sho Desh
Sho Desh
948 Points
Posted by Sho Desh
Sho Desh
948 Points

what is the error in my code?

Craig taught us to compare a string variable to a string value, not to another string variable. Here the question is asking us to compare two string variables.

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

Philip Schultz
Philip Schultz
11,437 Points
Philip Schultz
Philip Schultz
11,437 Points

Hey Sho, I think it is asking you to compare firstExample with the secondExample. Right now you are checking if firstExample is equal to the string 'hello'. Also, it looks like you are missing a closing parenthesis for the if statement. 

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)){
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}