Question

Hi, Java question. Been 2 years since I was here, I forget a lot... if statements. A simple code, it isn't entering into my if statement, not sure why or maybe it has to do with changes since last time I was using java 6... will post code in comments.

Answer 1

if ( (type == "animal") && (size == "y")){
guess = "moose";
}

Answer 2

Even just this isn't going into the statement...:

if (type == "animal" ){
guess = "moose";
}

Answer 3

However the code works if I just type

if(true){
guess = "moose";
}

So can't I use a boolean and a string?

Answer 4

OK I found the answer, I need to use:

int animal = type.compareTo("animal");

if(animal == 0){
guess = "moose";
}

Answer 5

When testing for String equality, it is paramount to use str1.equals(str2), instead of str1 == str2

Answer 6

Furthermore, if you wish to ignore caps, str1.equalsIgnoreCase(str2) will handle that for you.

Answer 7

And welcome back to java lol.

Answer 8

Thankyou :)