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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Jainil Patel
Jainil Patel
1,653 Points

the second challenge task won't work

help

Equality.java 
// I have imported a java.io.Console for you, it is named console. 
String firstExample = "hello";
 if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase("hello")); {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
 }
String secondExample = "hello";
String thirdExample = "HELLO";

1 Answer

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points
Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

Because you didn't even do the 2nd challenge..

For this challenge you need to make another if statement comparing the secondExample to thirdExample. answer is below if your stuck

 if (secondExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)); {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
 }
mariam
mariam
318 Points

So I made a second if statement for firstExample 

firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase("hello")); {
console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}

and it worked, but why do we need two statements? Also when I tried to place thirdExample instead of "hello", it wouldn't work :/

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points
Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

we need two statements because thats what the instructions said to do. And you have to write thirdExample not "hello" as, again, that is what the instructions stated