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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype String Equality

anthony White
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JavaTester.java:110: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to boolean if (firstExample = secondExample)

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Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Just one "=" is an assignment operator, not a comparison. But strings shouldn't be compared using an operator anyway, that's why they have special methods for comparing that were taught in the previous video.