Simple Password Check problem

[Gsangha]

I'm trying to make a simple code that will check two imputs from the user.


My Code

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Practice1 {
public static void main(String[] args){
	Scanner scIn = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.print("Please enter your password!");
	String password1 = scIn.nextLine();
	System.out.print("Please reenter your password!");
	String password2 = scIn.nextLine();

	if(password1==password2){
		System.out.print("Welcome!");}
	else{
		System.out.print("Please reenter your password!");}
}
}

Output
Please enter your password!
G
Please reenter your password!
G
Please reenter your password!


As You can see I entered the same password twice (G). However, instead of the output being "welcome!" it says "Please reenter your password!"

Im pretty sure if I wanted to compare 1 string my code would look like

if(password.equals("password1"){
then say something}

How do I compare two string inputs from the user?

[pbrockway2]

Hi Gsangha, Welcome to the Forums!

When you post code use the "code" tags. You put [code] at the start of the code and [/code] at the end. This means that the code will keep its formatting and be more readable.

How do I compare two string inputs from the user?

It is very similar to comparing a string with a string literal. And it is important to use equals() in both cases.

//if(password.equals("password1"){
//then say something}
if(password1.equals(password2)) {
    // etc
}