Processing.org user input code error?

Question

Could you help me find the error in my code.

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

String mortgagetype;

mortgagetype = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("What type of mortgage do you desire? (open or closed, only)"); 

if (mortgagetype == "open" || mortgagetype == "closed") {
 print("hello"); 
}

I want the program to print hello if the user inputs open or closed. However it doesn't and I don't know what the problem is.

Possible duplicate of [How do I compare strings in Java?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java) — jasonharper, Oct 11 '17 at 19:19

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 30 '17 at 07:05

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Instead of using mortgagetype == "something" in the if statement, use mortgagetype.equals("something").

edited Nov 30 '17 at 07:05

akhy

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answered Nov 29 '17 at 21:10

creepercrack

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This is a valid answer. Comparing string with `==` checks if the two strings are the *same instance*. While `.equals()` method checks if the two string have *same content*. – akhy Nov 30 '17 at 07:08

Processing.org user input code error?

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