IF condition on strings

Question

I'm writing a simple code to test the value that was inputted to my constant value.

I declared this code as my constant value.

String LetMeThrough = "drunk";
String GotAnID = "drunk";

This is the whole code.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Scanner DrunkTest = new Scanner(System.in);

    String InputDrunk;
    String InputDrunkAgain;

    String LetMeThrough = "drunk";
    String GotAnID = "drunk";



    System.out.print("Type drunk: ");
    InputDrunk= DrunkTest.next();
    System.out.print("Re Type drunk: ");
    InputDrunkAgain = DrunkTest.next();

    if(InputDrunk == LetMeThrough & InputDrunkAgain == GotAnID){
        System.out.print("You're not DRUNK");
    }
    else
        System.out.print("You're F***** DRUNK");

}}

The problem is that if I type "drunk" on both. I will get "You're F****** DRUNK" instead of the "You're not DRUNK". When the inputted values is the same as my constant values.

`String.equals()` made me loathe Java as soon as I ran into it the first time. — Bmo, Mar 24 '15 at 11:26
Don't change question's title with (SOLVED), to mark question as accepted check this link: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5234/how-does-accepting-an-answer-work , you must use the arrows and the check to rate and validate the answers you receive. — Jordi Castilla, Mar 24 '15 at 11:26

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '15 at 11:18

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You must use String::equals method to compare.

answered Mar 24 '15 at 11:18

Jordi Castilla

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Thanks, Jordi I got it now :) – Z'K Mar 24 '15 at 11:23
not related with question but: in `Java` variable names MUST start with `lowercase` so `String myString;` only `java classes` start with `UPPERCASE` so `public class Main` – Jordi Castilla Mar 24 '15 at 11:24
Oops sorry. I'll remember that :) Thanks Jordi – Z'K Mar 24 '15 at 11:27
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you're welcome, is never easy to start, better some help :) – Jordi Castilla Mar 24 '15 at 11:27

IF condition on strings

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