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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Posted by Jami Schwarzwalder
Jami Schwarzwalder
17,961 Points

There is a compiler error. Please click on preview to view your syntax errors!

I'm trying to compare strings, and its telling me I have a compiler error. I'm not sure what I did wrong.

I tried to add a ;, but that didn't make it happy.

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.equalsIgnoreCase(secondExample);{
  console.printf("first is equal to second");
}

1 Answer

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points

You'll need parentheses surrounding the conditional expression when dealing with if statements:

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