java netbeans, why is my if statement always returning false

Question

I have this code and my if statement always returns false even though I entered the right inputs.

    boolean z = false;
    String x, y;

    Scanner cin = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.println("enter x");
    x = cin.nextLine();

    System.out.println("enter y");
    y = cin.nextLine();

    if(x == "x" || y == "y") {
        z = true;
    }

    System.out.println(z);
    if (z) {
        System.out.println("successful");
    }

`String` comparison in Swing is done through `String#equals` or one of it's equivalent methods, not `==` — MadProgrammer, Sep 06 '15 at 04:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '15 at 04:20

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You need to use .equals() to compare strings, using == will compare their references.

ex. x.equals("x")

answered Sep 06 '15 at 04:20

Zarwan

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ty so much, sorry for the duplicate, ill delete this now – user5305131 Sep 06 '15 at 04:22

java netbeans, why is my if statement always returning false

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