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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Linda Dhliwayo
Linda Dhliwayo
5,524 Points

get boolean from string

add an if statement that checks to see if firstExample is equal to secondExample.If it is, print out "first is equal to second".

String firstExample ="hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; String thirdExample = "HELLO";

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
boolean b1= Boolean.parseBoolean (firstExample);
if (firstExample = "hello")
  console.printf ("first is equal to second");

//System.exit (0);
}

2 Answers

Lewis Harwood
Lewis Harwood
2,055 Points
Lewis Harwood
Lewis Harwood
2,055 Points

All you need to add to this question is the following code. Restart your challenge and use this code and it should work properly for you. Hope it helps, all the best!

if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {
      console.printf ("first is equal to second");
}
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

See this video @ 2:09 for an example of what you should be doing