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sde · 05-03-2004, 01:37 PM

what the heck?

why can't i use == to test for equality between strings with java?

example:

Code:

String myState="CA";
String states = new String[] { "CA","AZ" };

if( states[0]==myState )
{
  // this will always fail
}

if( states[0].equals(myState) )
{
  // this is true
}

i this was mentioned before, but i want to now precisely why.. or is there no good answer?

05-03-2004, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
sde Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: us.ca Posts: 4,541	== vs .equals() what the heck? why can't i use == to test for equality between strings with java? example: Code: String myState="CA"; String states = new String[] { "CA","AZ" }; if( states[0]==myState ) { // this will always fail } if( states[0].equals(myState) ) { // this is true } i this was mentioned before, but i want to now precisely why.. or is there no good answer? __________________ Mike