detecting specific input from user using BufferedReader

Question

i'm taking user input from

String riddle=b.readLine();
riddle1=Integer.parseInt(riddle);

and obviously, i'm trying to get the user to answer a riddle. I tried using the following

if(riddle1=="answer")

but that doesn't work

Answer 1

Try this

riddle.equals("answer");

As == doesn't checks whether both strings are equal or not, it compares string's location.

You can click here for more information about it.