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How do I compare strings in Java?

26th Sep 2016, 4:32 PM
Andrew Williams
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.equals()
26th Sep 2016, 4:34 PM
Oliver Brown
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but why dont ==
26th Sep 2016, 4:34 PM
Andrew Williams
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== tests for reference equality (whether they are the same object). .equals() tests for value equality (whether they are logically "equal").
26th Sep 2016, 4:34 PM
Oliver Brown
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