program not stepping into if statement

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I'm confused as to why I can't step into either of these if statements. Am I missing something incredibly simple? I'm typing in aa or AA or c or C and it doesn't step into either if statement. Any ideas why?

while(play){
        String answer;
        Scanner input = new Scanner( System.in );
        System.out.println("Please select an option");
         answer = input.nextLine();
         answer = answer.toUpperCase().trim();
         System.out.println(answer);

     if(answer == "AA"){
         System.out.println("Have fun!");
         System.out.println("Enter player 1's name");
         Player player1 = new Player(input.nextLine());
         System.out.println("Enter player 2's name");
         Player player2 = new Player(input.nextLine());

         System.out.println(player1.getName());
         System.out.println(player1.getCash());
     }

     else if (answer == "C"){
         play = false;
         System.out.println("Thanks for playing");
     }



}

Elliott has faster fingers than I do ... – ajb Nov 14 '14 at 20:17 — ajb, Nov 14 '14 at 20:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 14 '14 at 20:16

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For comparing string you need to use equals method. Example:

if(answer.equals("AA")){

Note this will compare case-sensitive. If you don't want case-sensitive use:

if(answer.equalsIgnoreCase("AA")){

answered Nov 14 '14 at 20:16

brso05

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Thanks man. I swear I've used the == operator just fine before so I was going a little mad. – Cody Krauskopf Nov 14 '14 at 20:34
You can use == for primitive type comparision ie. int, double, float, char 'C' == 'C' or 1 == 1 – brso05 Nov 14 '14 at 20:34

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