Java input not recognizing string

Question

For the following code, if I type y on the keyboard, it enters the else portion of the branch statement. Why is that?

    public static void getInput(){
   String response; 
    String[] coins = new String[6]; 

    System.out.println("Would you like to enter your own amount? (y/n)");  

    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    response=sc.nextLine();

    if (response=="y"){
       System.out.println("You entered y");
        }
   else{
       System.out.println("You did not enter y, you entered " + response);
        }
    }

you don't have a main class in this program...

Vinoth
– Vinoth

2011-12-26 04:49:26 +00:00
Commented Dec 26, 2011 at 4:49 — Vinoth
– Vinoth, Commented Dec 26, 2011 at 4:49

Francis Upton IV · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-26 04:45:19Z

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You want response.equals("y").

answered Dec 26, 2011 at 4:45

Francis Upton IV

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Francis Upton IV Over a year ago

It's an easy mistake to make.

Sunil Kumar Sahoo · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-26 04:48:14Z

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Problem is in condition if(response=="y").

the equals( ) method compares the characters inside a String object. The == operator compares two object references to see whether they refer to the same instance.

Use

(response.equals("y")

answered Dec 26, 2011 at 4:48

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