Help with the tostring class

[grim]

Hello I need help, My program does not recognize the input volunteer when I run it. I do not know what is wrong. Please help. Thank you
Main Driver

import java.io.*;         //to use InputStreamReader and BufferedReader
import java.util.*;       //to use ArrayList

public class Assignment5
{
	public static void main (String[] args)
	{
		char input1;
		String inputInfo = new String();
		String line = new String();
		boolean found = false;

		// ArrayList object is used to store member objects
		ArrayList<Object> memberList = new ArrayList<Object>();

		try
		{
			printMenu();     // print out menu

			// create a BufferedReader object to read input from a keyboard
			InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader (System.in);
			BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader (isr);

			do
			{
				System.out.println("What action would you like to perform?");
				line = stdin.readLine().trim();
				input1 = line.charAt(0);
				input1 = Character.toUpperCase(input1);

				if (line.length() == 1)
				{
					switch (input1)
					{
						case 'A':   
							System.out.print("Please enter a member information to add:\n");
							inputInfo = stdin.readLine().trim();
							
							Object addMember = StaffMemberParser.parseStringToMember(inputInfo);
							memberList.add(addMember);
							
							break;
						case 'C':   //Compute Pay
							for (int i = 0; i < memberList.size(); i++) {
								Object comp = memberList.get(i);
								StaffMember member = (StaffMember) comp;
								member.computePay();
							}
							System.out.print("pay computed\n");
							break;
						case 'D':   //Search for Member
							System.out.print("Please enter a memberID to search:\n");
							inputInfo = stdin.readLine().trim();
							for (int i = 0; i < memberList.size(); i++) {
								Object search = memberList.get(i);
								StaffMember searchMember = (StaffMember) search;
								// checks if the member ID matches up with an existing ID
								if (searchMember.getMemberId().equals(inputInfo))
									found = true;
							}
							if (found == true)
								System.out.print("member found\n");
							else
								System.out.print("member not found\n");
							// refreshes boolean found
							found = false;
							break;
						case 'L':   //List Members
							if (memberList.size() > 0) {
								for (int i = 0; i < memberList.size(); i++) {
									Object list = memberList.get(i);
									System.out.println(list.toString());
								}
							}
							else
								System.out.print("no member\n");
							break;
						case 'Q':   //Quit
							break;
						case '?':   //Display Menu
							printMenu();
							break;
						default:
							System.out.print("Unknown action\n");
							break;
					}
				}
				else
				{
					System.out.print("Unknown action\n");
				}
			} while (input1 != 'Q'); // stop the loop when Q is read
		}
		catch (IOException exception)
		{
			System.out.println("IO Exception");
		}
	}

	public static void printMenu()
	{
		System.out.print("Choice\t\tAction\n" +
				"------\t\t------\n" +
				"A\t\tAdd Member\n" +
				"C\t\tCompute Pay\n" +
				"D\t\tSearch for Member\n" +
				"L\t\tList Members\n" +
				"Q\t\tQuit\n" +
				"?\t\tDisplay Help\n\n");
	}

code that is giving me problems

public class StaffMemberParser {

	public static StaffMember parseStringToMember(String lineToParse){

		String fn;
		String ln;
		String id;
		int hw = 0;
		double rate = 0.0;
		double bonus = 0.0;

		String[] values = lineToParse.split("/");
		System.out.println(values[0].toLowerCase());
		// First, set all the common attributes
		fn = values[1];
		ln = values[2];
		id = values[3];

		if (values[0].toLowerCase() == "volunteer")	{	
			System.out.println(values[0].toLowerCase());
			return new Volunteer(fn,ln,id); // Used toLowerCase method to cover all possible cases of spelling
		}
		else if (values[0].toLowerCase() == "fulltimeemployee"){
			rate = Double.parseDouble(values[4]);
			bonus = Double.parseDouble(values[5]);
			return new FullTimeEmployee(fn,ln,id,rate,bonus);
		}
		else if (values[0].toLowerCase() == "hourlyemployee"){
			rate = Double.parseDouble(values[4]);
			hw = Integer.parseInt(values[5]);
			return new HourlyEmployee(fn,ln,id,rate,hw);		
		}
		else{
			System.out.println("Returned a null");
			return null;
		}
	}
}

There are three other classes, but they are not important. Ask if you need me to post them

[pbrockway2]

if (values[0].toLowerCase() == "volunteer") {

Don't use == to compare instances of a class for equality, because that's not what it does.

Instead use the equals() method.

if (values[0].toLowerCase().equals("volunteer")) {

In fact the String class has another method - equalsIgnoreCase() - that may (or may not) be useful.

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My program does not recognize the input volunteer when I run it. ... code that is giving me problems

It is a very good idea to describe a problem - describe what does happen, what is printed, subsequent program behaviour - rather than assert with somewhat undefined terms like "recognised", what does not happen.