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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
402 Points
Posted by Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
402 Points

Usage: equalsIgnoreCase?

In the following code:

String firstExample = "hello"; String secondExample = "hello"; String thirdExample = "HELLO";

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

// This does not work if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)){ console.printf("first and the third are same ignoring case");

}

Here is the response I am receiving: Make sure you are using equalsIgnoreCase on the firstExample variable and use console.printf

Any ideas what I might be missing?

4 Answers

codebyamir
codebyamir
12,108 Points

Ah okay, that's a bit strange. I've pasted my accepted solution below if you'd like to compare it with yours:

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

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

if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
  console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}
codebyamir
codebyamir
12,108 Points
codebyamir
codebyamir
12,108 Points

Cool. I think part 2 expects both if statements to exist. Glad it works!

codebyamir
codebyamir
12,108 Points
codebyamir
codebyamir
12,108 Points

The below code should work. Make sure you match the exact output they are expecting including the word "the".

if (firstExample.equalsIgnoreCase(thirdExample)) {
    console.printf("first and third are the same ignoring case");
}
Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
402 Points
Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
402 Points

Thank you for answering. I tried the edit but that didn't work either. Still the same error. Do you see anything else that might be wrong?

Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
402 Points
Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
402 Points

This was part two of a set of two questions. I was deleting my code for task one when solving for task two. I went ahead and let both stay, it worked, I have no idea why. Guess I will figure that out as I go :')

Thanks a ton!