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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Censoring Words - Using String Equality

Vincent Karcz
Vincent Karcz
307 Points
Posted by Vincent Karcz
Vincent Karcz
307 Points

Why didn't we use a semi-colon after if (noun.equals(dork)) { ?

I checked to see if adding a semi-colon would break anything, but it doesn't. What are the cases in which adding a semi-colon could be necessary versus unnecessary?

1 Answer

<noob />
<noob />
17,062 Points
<noob />
<noob />
17,062 Points

Hey,look at this:

if (noun.equals(dork))

this statement retrurns true or false at the end of the evluation of the code, imagine after the evluation of the code u get this :

if(true) {
  //do something
} else {
  //do something else.
}