Comparing strings - Java

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How do I compare strings in Java?

I'm new to Java. And I've following problem:

string s = "someword";

if (s == "someword")
// do something

Sometimes doesn't work for me. Don't know why.

Thanks for responds.

This is a duplicate, but for someone new to Java, it's not a bad question. I can see voting to close, but downvoting? We were all new once, too. — David, Sep 27 '12 at 19:23
@DavidStratton It's not being downvoted because it's stupid, it's being downvoted because it's been asked dozens if not hundreds of times — Michael Mrozek, Sep 27 '12 at 19:25
In java, you need to compare string like this, if(s.equalsIgnoreCase("someword"), if you want case sensitve then, if(s.equals("someword") — Pradeep Simha, Sep 28 '12 at 04:29

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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In Java == compare reference. Use .equals() for compare value.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered Sep 27 '12 at 19:20

sczdavos

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