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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Diar Selimi
Diar Selimi
1,341 Points
Posted by Diar Selimi
Diar Selimi
1,341 Points

how to i ignore case

i don't clearly understand the ignore case ?

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

if(firstExample == secondExample) {
  console.printf("First is equal to second");
}

if(firstExample == thirdExample) {
  console.printf("First and third are the same ignoring case");
}

1 Answer

Geovanie Alvarez
Geovanie Alvarez
21,500 Points
Geovanie Alvarez
Geovanie Alvarez
21,500 Points

in the second part of the challenge the second if statement use the equalsIgnoreCase() method

if(firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
  console.printf("First and third are the same ignoring case");
}