Comparing Text Isn't Working in Java

Question

So, I'm trying to do something really simple, and that's check if a password equals something in my SWT application. So, my code was this:

if (passwordBox.getText() == "test") {
    passwordBox.setVisible(false);
}

However, in my application, which uses text fields marked as passwords (with that variable), it will not fire that when I click a button. I already have button handling working, since I have an else statement that fires, but this will not fire when the password box obviously equals "test". What's wrong here?

Don't use "==" to compare strings. Instead use the `equals(...)` method. — camickr, Jul 01 '18 at 18:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 02 '18 at 04:06

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Strings are always compared by equals().

if(("test").equals(passwordBox.getText())) {
   passwordBox.setVisible(false);
}

edited Jul 02 '18 at 04:06

Shashwat

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answered Jul 01 '18 at 18:19

Comparing Text Isn't Working in Java

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