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Brandon Wash
Courses Plus Student 1,186 PointsChallenge Task
Add an if statement that checks to see if firstExample is equal to secondExample. If it is, print out "first is equal to second". What did I do wrong
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console.
String firstExample = "hello";
if (adjective.equalsIgnoreCase("hello")
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
3 Answers
Dylan Merritt
15,682 PointsRight now you are checking to see if String adjective is equal to "hello." You need to be checking if firstExample is equal to secondExample, and you are not doing this in the code provided. Try this:
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "Hello";
if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(secondExample) {
console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
I hope that this makes sense and that it fixes the problem! Good luck!
Dylan Merritt
15,682 PointsHonestly, this is the most cliche advice ever, but the very best thing you can do to help yourself understand is to just keep practicing. If you are interested in pursuing Java further, I highly recommend this free course on Udemy by John Purcell: https://www.udemy.com/java-tutorial/#/
It helped me to learn all of the key concepts, and it also teaches you more advanced concepts once you get a handle of the basic stuff. Other than that, truly the best advice I have to to keep making little programs like these. Complete little tasks, explore courses like John's and the ones here on Treehouse, and have fun with it!
Brandon Wash
Courses Plus Student 1,186 PointsThanks Dylan. I am in the introduction to see how all this makes sense. Do you have any advice or suggestions?
Craig Dennis
Treehouse TeacherCraig Dennis
Treehouse TeacherYou are missing a trailing paren on your
ifexpression.