Thread: How to test value in a property file?

Happy Halloween!


I would like to know how to test a value of a property file.... it seems that making a variable equal to properties.getProperty("key") and then testing that sting value (assume the value is halloween) wont work...

example:

//imported necessary imports
 
public void aMethod(){
     Properties props = new Properties();
     try{
          props.load(new FileInputStream(new File("filename.properties"));
          value = props.getProperty("lastHoliday");
 
          if(value == "halloween"){
               System.out.println("BOO!");
          }
 
     }catch(Exception e){
 
     }
 
}

in the properties file:

lastholiday=halloween

Do you need to test the value a different way?