Comparing Two String\Date Variables

Question

I have this code.

 for (j=0; j<st.length; j++)
        { Log.d("MY LOGGGGS", "Цикл "+j);
        if (st[j]==compdate)
         { Log.d("MY LOGGGGS", "Даты совпали");}
           else 
       { Log.d("MY LOGGGGS", "Даты не равны:"+compdate+"===="+st[j]+"=");}}

And that's what my logs are showing.

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As you can see, the string values in "st" are the same as the value in "compdate", but "if" doesn't work right. No excess spaces. The same thing happens when I'm converting these values to date and try to compare. What can I do wrong?

P.S. st is {"2014-03-16","2014-03-16"}; compdate is currentdate; String compdate=(String) DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-dd",new Date());

possible duplicate of [How do I compare strings in Java?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java) — Simon, Mar 16 '14 at 16:33
Please note that tags are not keywords. Stuffing the tag list full of the same words that are in your question (compare, date, string, values) will not help categorize it. Always be sure to read the descriptions that appear when selecting tags! — Charles, Mar 16 '14 at 20:43

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '14 at 15:56

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Always use string.equals() to compare strings. == only checks if they're the same reference, not if their contents are identical.

answered Mar 16 '14 at 15:56

Gabe Sechan

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