Why is the execution of the code skipping the 1st statement of "food is on the table'?

Question

public class ControlFlow {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.println("Are you hungry?\n");
    String answer = input.nextLine();
    input.close();
    if(answer == "yes") {
        System.out.println("Food is on the table!");
    }else {
        System.out.println("Not hungry!\n");
     }

  }

}

I tried with boolean variable too. It did not help

Does this answer your question? [How do I compare strings in Java?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java) — AndiCover, Jan 11 '20 at 17:55
Yes! Thank you. Was I comparing the Object with "yes"? I had to compare charSequence. Is there any easier way to compare that? — Md Nuhel, Jan 11 '20 at 18:06
This would result in the same behavior. You need to compare the content of the strings not the string references. — AndiCover, Jan 11 '20 at 18:08
I tried that with if(input.nextLine().contains("yes)). It works. — Md Nuhel, Jan 11 '20 at 18:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 18:07

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Just compare the content of the strings with:

"yes".equals(answer)

answered Jan 11 '20 at 18:07

AndiCover

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Thanks for the help. Could you please tell me what is happening in that line? – Md Nuhel Jan 11 '20 at 18:21
Did you read the answer I linked in the comments? There is everything explained... – AndiCover Jan 11 '20 at 18:48

Why is the execution of the code skipping the 1st statement of "food is on the table'?

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