Weird issue with String

Question

I am working on a multiplayer game.. and i came up with a really weird situation.
It's even possible? -

System.out.println(foo);                    // left
System.out.println(foo instanceof String)  // true
System.out.println(foo == "left")         // false

I don't understand how it's even possible..

I really don't think it will be a good idea to post all of my code.
Any ideas why its like that? and how can i fix it?

Thanks in advance

@sankrish i couldn't find an answer for it.. i googled and i couldn't find. lol i am sorry that its a duplicate :( — julian, May 19 '14 at 10:54
When you use `==` on *references* you are comparing two *references* to see if they point to the same object. `==` doesn't compare the contents of those objects. — Peter Lawrey, May 19 '14 at 10:54
You need to know how to compare `String`s in `Java`. Check this thread: [How do I compare strings in Java?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java) — Salman, May 19 '14 at 11:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '14 at 10:53

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You shouldn't compare Strings by == operator, use equals method instead.

answered May 19 '14 at 10:53

Jakub H

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