break out of the while loop?

Asked Jun 02 '15 at 04:09

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How can i break out this while loop? i want it to break it out when i type "finish." But it dose not seems to work.

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        PlayerReader r = new PlayerReader();
        PlayerWrite w = new PlayerWrite();
        r.Check();

        System.out.println("Welcome, Please type enter or type finish to store information");

        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

        String str = sc.nextLine();
        String cond = "finish";

        while(str != cond)
        {

            w.writeName();
            w.writeScore();
            if(str == cond)
            {
                System.out.println("Information stored");
                sc.close();
                break;
            }

        }


    }


}

edited Jun 02 '15 at 04:30

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asked Jun 02 '15 at 04:09

Mebighobo

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Re-read the `String` in the loop. And don't compare `String` with `==` (that's reference equality). – Elliott Frisch Jun 02 '15 at 04:11
just use if(str.equals(cond)) it will solve your problem. – Avyaan Jun 02 '15 at 05:09
and please refer this for better understanding of string comparision. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java – Avyaan Jun 02 '15 at 05:10
use if(str.equals(cond)){} instead. You are actually checking references of both the string and not the values they hold. – Abdullah Khan Jun 02 '15 at 05:12

break out of the while loop?

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