How to Compare strings in java [duplicate]

Answer 1

You need to correct the following things:

1. single = means indicates assignment, not comparison.

2. I assume you would like to check whether the string entered is equal to "happy" and "sad". Use equals method rather than "==" for checking string values.

3. why you put if (sc = sad) inside if (sc = happy). the inside check will never executed.

4. You need to check the values entered from console, rather than using Scanner sc itself.

So I think you need to change the code like follows:

String mood = sc.nextLine();

    if (mood.equals("happy")) {
        System.out.println("test");
    }

    if (mood.equals("sad")) {
        System.out.println("I am sad");
    }