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Chance Goodman
448 PointsI need some help with this problem.
I have to "Add an if statement to make the first one equal the second"
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console.
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";
if (firstExample("hello"));
2 Answers
michaelcodes
5,604 PointsHi there! to check for equality you can call the method called .equals, methods are called by putting a period between them and whatever it is you want to call the method on. Heres an example below:
String firstExample = "hello";
String secondExample = "hello";
if (firstExample.equals(secondExample)) {
//code to execute if the if statement is true
}
Also notice that for if statements we want to put a starting { and ending } after the "if". The code inside of these braces will execute only if the conditions true. In the case of this task we want to put the following code inside:
console.printf("first is equal to second");
Hope this helps, happy coding!
Chance Goodman
448 PointsThank you very much i was kinda confused.
michaelcodes
5,604 PointsGlad I could help, feel free to reach out to the community when you're confused and we'll do our best to solve it.