how to check if a string is equal to another string in java code example

Example 1: java how to compare strings

System.out.println("hey".equals("hey")); //prints true

/*
	always use .equals() instead of ==,
    because == does the compare the string content but
    loosely where the string is stored in.
*/

Example 2: how to compare strings java

if (aName.equals(anotherName))
        { 
            System.out.println(aName + " equals " + anotherName);
        }
        else 
            { 
                System.out.println(aName + " does not equal " +anotherName );
                           
            }

Example 3: java test if strings are equal

//This expression is true if str1 and str2 are equal, and false if they're not
str1.equals(str2)

//example use case:
String location = "London";
String destination = "London";
if (location.equals(destination)) {
	System.out.println("You have arrived!");
}

Example 4: how to know if String is the same java

String1.equals(String2)