Thread: (if) Statement is not working, even when the condition is true. The (else) statement is working though.

[code = java]

import static java.lang.System.out;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class PasswordChecker {

public static void main (String args []) {

Scanner PasswordInput = new Scanner (System.in);
String Password = PasswordInput.next ();

out.println("You typed >>>"+Password+"<<<");

out.println();

if (Password == "Nathan") {

out.println("The word you typed is stored ");
out.println("in the same place as the ");
out.println("real password!");
out.println("You must be a hacker!");
} else {

out.println("The word you typed is ");
out.println("not stored in the same place ");
out.println("as the real password!");
out.println("But that is okay!");
}

out.println ();

if (Password.equals ("Nathan")) {

out.println("The word you typed has the same ");
out.println("characters as the real password");
out.println("You can use our precious System");
} else {

out.println("The word you typed does not ");
out.println("have the same characters as ");
out.println("the password. You cannot ");
out.println("use our precious System");
}


}

}

[/code]

Use the equals() method to compare Strings:

Password.equals( "Nathan" )

Thanks GregBrannon.

Much appreciated.