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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by mike LaBianca
mike LaBianca
Courses Plus Student 2,456 Points

having trouble with the if statements

its saying to check to see if it's equal, having trouble with the code

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

1 Answer

Enrique Munguía
Enrique Munguía
14,311 Points
Enrique Munguía
Enrique Munguía
14,311 Points

You should use if statements to compare equality, but there are two ways to compare strings

if(string1 == string2) {

}
if(string1.equals(string2)) {

}

The == operator is used to determine if two references point to the same object, the equals method checks if the two strings contain the same characters. If that sounds complicated do not worry using the second option almost always is the right solution.