Why is this Java code always giving me "False" statement?

Question

When I type the same password (jalalkay) it gives me "False" answer!

import java.util.Scanner;

public class password2 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        Scanner pass = new Scanner(System.in);


        System.out.println("Type a password");
        String ps = pass.nextLine();

        if(ps == "jalalkay"){
            System.out.println("true");

        }else{
            System.out.println("false");
        }

    }

}

`ps.equals("jalalkay")`. You don't compare Strings with the equality operator. — Federico klez Culloca, Apr 27 '18 at 15:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:33

You are using == to compare Strings. This is incorrect. Use .equals() instead.

if(ps.equals("jalalkay")){
    System.out.println("true");

The == operator checks for reference comparison (address comparison) and .equals() method checks for content comparison. To put it another way, == checks if both objects point to the same memory location and .equals() evaluates to the comparison of values in the objects.

Why is this Java code always giving me "False" statement?

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