Thread: Condition satisfying but not getting desired Output

I wrote this simple code of logical operators but not getting desired output.

package logical_operators;
 
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class LogicalOperators {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		try(Scanner opr = new Scanner(System.in)){
			System.out.println("Enter age: ");
			int age = opr.nextInt();
			opr.nextLine();
			System.out.println("Do you have a ticket? ");
			String ticket = opr.nextLine();
			if(age >= 18 && ticket == "yes") {
				System.out.println("You are eligible to take the flight.");
			} else if(age < 18 || !ticket.equals("yes")) {
				System.out.println("You are not eligible to take the flight.");
			}
		}
	}
 
}

Output that I am getting : Enter age:
Input: 18
Do you have a ticket?
Input: yes
*****No output*****

Desired Output: You are eligible to take the flight.

Use the equals method to compare Strings' contents, not the == operator.
The second comparison of ticket is the right way to do it.

*****No output*****

Add an ending else statement after the if statements to catch the case when none of the preceding if statements are true. Print out an appropriate message there about why that ending else was executed.


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why can't we use "==" for String comparison

== is for comparing the contents of variables, not the contents of objects.
If two variables refer to the same object, then == will return true.
The equals method compares the contents of objects.