How to compare strings in Java #java #flashcard

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To compare Strings, we have to use the equals and compareTo methods. For example:

String name1 = "Alan Turing";
String name2 = "Ada Lovelace";

if (name1.equals (name2)) {
  System.out.println("The names are the same.");
}

int flag = name1.compareTo (name2);
if (flag == 0) {
  System.out.println("The names are the same.");
} else if (flag < 0) {
  System.out.println("name1 comes before name2.");
} else if (flag > 0) {
  System.out.println("name2 comes before name1.");
}