A very simple Java question involving Strings and if else statements.?

Question

Hello there. I am a new java programmer and am learning about all the features. So my question is, is how can I add Strings into if else statements? I know how to do it with integers, but not strings.

Example with integers.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class yahooTest {
        public static void main(String args []) {
Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in);
  int yes, no.
  yes = 1;
  no - 0;
   System.out.println("Yes or No?");
Scanner kb = answer.nextInt();
 if (yes == 1) {
   System.out.println("You've chosen yes.");
 }else{ 
   System.out.println("You've chosen no.");
    }
  }
}

Would someone please help me out by telling me how I can do this with Strings? I am trying to make a choose your own adventure game, and it would be very very helpful to know. Thank you very much!

brilliant_moves · Accepted Answer

Hi, Finn.  This is how you would use if / else with a String.  You could use .equals() instead of .equalsIgnoreCase() if you want.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class YahooTest {
public static void main(String args []) {
Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in);
String answer;
System.out.println("Yes or No?");
answer = kb.nextLine();
if (answer.equalsIgnoreCase("yes")) {
System.out.println("You've chosen yes.");
}else{
System.out.println("You've chosen no.");
}
}
}

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