Checking Multiple strings with if, else if statement

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I am creating a simple lift programme in java. I want to to have four users that are allowed to use the lift i have already got it working for 1 but i cant figure out how to check multiple strings using the one if statement.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Username

{
public static void main (String[]args)
{

    Scanner kb = new Scanner (System.in);
    String name; 


    System.out.println("Enter your name");
    name = kb.nextLine();
    if (name.equals("barry "))
        System.out.println("you are verified you may use the lift");


    Scanner f = new Scanner(System.in);
    int floor;


    System.out.println("What floor do you want to go to ");
    floor = f.nextInt();

    if (floor >7)
        System.out.println("Invalid entry");
    else if (floor <= 7)
        System.out.println("Entry valid");



    }

    }

Hopefully this is homework and not the beginnings of a real elevator control system. Do you know how to check for the presence of the supplied string in an array of strings? — Jason Aller
– Jason Aller, Commented Mar 29, 2014 at 1:39
Side note: You don't need to say else if (floor<=7); just else is good enough, because if we get there we already know that floor<=7 must be true. (Adding a redundant condition like this could lead to "might not have been initialized" errors in some cases.) — ajb
– ajb, Commented Mar 29, 2014 at 1:48
no im trying to figure it out now, ive now got the strings in an array and i am trying to figure out what to write for the user input statement — user3151959
– user3151959, Commented Mar 29, 2014 at 13:27

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:11:11Z

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Check out this related question:

Test if a string contains any of the strings from an array

Basically, put the names into an Array of strings, and compare the name entered with each name in the Array.

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Mason T. · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-29 01:38:32Z

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Use the OR symbol "||" or "|".

Such as if (name.equals("barry ") || name.equals("sara"))

For future reference the difference between the two is "||" short circuits. In this situtation, if barry is the name then the second statement for checking against sara will never be executed.

answered Mar 29, 2014 at 1:38

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Bary12 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-29 01:46:01Z

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basically, you need an "Or" gate, this would work:

if(name.equals("name1")||name.equals("name2")||name.equals("name3"))

etc...

answered Mar 29, 2014 at 1:46

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