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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Laksakan Krishnapillai
Laksakan Krishnapillai
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Posted by Laksakan Krishnapillai
Laksakan Krishnapillai
6,390 Points

Code challenge help

I've been figuring out what the problem is for a while now. Would someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong here?

Thanks!

// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; if (firstExample.equals("secondExample")) { console.printf("first is equal to second"); } String thirdExample = "HELLO";

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
if (firstExample.equals("secondExample")) {
  console.printf("first is equal to second");
}
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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You're so close here! Here's the culprit:

if (firstExample.equals("secondExample"))

You're comparing the value of firstExample to the string "secondExample"... not the value of secondExample. Simply remove your quotes around secondExample.

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample))

Happy coding! :sparkles:

Laksakan Krishnapillai
Laksakan Krishnapillai
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Laksakan Krishnapillai
Laksakan Krishnapillai
6,390 Points

Thank you Jennifer! :D Took me so long just to figure out a small change!

Brody Ricketts
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Brody Ricketts
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Laksakan Krishnapillai Remember to mark your thread as answered :) Happy Coding!