Check if nested value the same as a variable

January 8, 2022

I have a small question,
I mean I have a little problem…

I try to check if a a json nested value the same as a variable,
they are, but my debug say they are not, but they are exactly the same.

String license_key = "--license-key--";

    try {
        JSONObject json = JSONReader.readJsonFromUrl("https://api.chunkfactory.com?pid=1279&key=" + license_key);
        JSONObject innerLicense = json.getJSONObject("license");
        
        if (innerLicense.getString("license_key") == license_key) {
            System.out.println("Yes");
        } else {
            System.out.println("No");
        }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

>Solution :

for comparison of strings , we should use the equals method and not the == operator.
The == operator just compares the references and equals method checks if they have the same value.