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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Comparing Characters

Posted by adriantennison
adriantennison
3,090 Points

How to check the lastName with the if statement

How to compile this

ConferenceRegistrationAssistant.java 
public class ConferenceRegistrationAssistant {

  public int getLineFor(String lastName) {

    if(indexOf(lastName)= "[A-M]"){
    int line = 0;
    return line;
    }
    else
    {
 int line=1;
      return line;
    }
  }

}

1 Answer

Leen Leenaerts
Leen Leenaerts
1,096 Points
Leen Leenaerts
Leen Leenaerts
1,096 Points

indexOf(lastName)= "[A-M]"

indexOf(...) gives you an integer, it can never be equals to a String. To make it shorter you can just return 0 or 1 and get rid of the variable line, it only makes your code more complicated I don't know what you want to do with your code, if you tell me I can probably help you further.