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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Swati Narayan
Swati Narayan
352 Points

having issues with equals ignore case

Having troubles using equalsignorecase

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

Can you post your code?

1 Answer

Tonnie Fanadez
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Tonnie Fanadez
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Tonnie Fanadez
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Tonnie Fanadez
UX Design Techdegree Graduate 22,796 Points

Hello Swati Narayan

As KRIS NIKOLAISEN has requested please paste your code.

anyway this is how I worked out the challenge

// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
//first challenge I used String class equals() method to check on equality
if(firstExample.equals(secondExample)){

console.printf("first is equal to second");

}
  //second challenge I used String class equalsIgnoreCase method to disregard smallcaps and uppercase letters
  if(firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)){

  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");

  }
Swati Narayan
Swati Narayan
352 Points

Thank you! i was able to fix my code eventually. Appreciate the prompt help from the community