Regex Capture not equal to String of equal value

Question

Both strings appear to be the same when printed to the console, but not when compared using "=="

What am i doing wrong here?

String message = "Rejected | Ref ID: CaptureMe | Name:";  

Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\bRef ID:\\s+(\\S+)");     

Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(message);

String matchedRef = matcher.group(1); 
System.out.print(matchedRef);

Prints: CaptureMe

String myRef = "CaptureMe";

if(matchedRef == myRef){
System.out.print(true);
}
else{
System.out.print(false);
}

Prints: FALSE

Change `matchedRef == myRef` to `matchedRef.equals(myRef)` – anubhava Jul 15 '16 at 20:22 — anubhava, Jul 15 '16 at 20:22

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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To compare strings you need to use the equals() method, not the == operator.

if(matchedRef.equals(myRef)){
    System.out.print(true);
}
else{
    System.out.print(false);
}

You can read more about String comparisons in this question.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Jul 15 '16 at 20:24

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So simple. Thank you – HappyPoofySquirrel Jul 15 '16 at 20:29

Regex Capture not equal to String of equal value

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