Printing a line within the same class in a separate method in Java using scanners

[Lyons]

Help thread....

 

Is there a way I can write an if statement that prints a massage that I've entered into a scanner?

 

ie

 

Story()

{

 

}

 

boolean newStory

{

Scanner story = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Add a story");

String newStory3 = story.next();

}

 

boolean shareStory

{

Scanner shareStory = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Enter 'share' to share your last story");

String shareStory = shareStory.next();

if (shareStory == "share")

        {

            System.out.println(WHAT DO I PUT HERE?);

            return true;

        }

        else

        {

            return false;

        }

}

 

Not sure if I'm on the right track or not... correct me if I'm wildly wrong  :)

 

[Lyons]

Oh jesus, I double posted.

[Darren]

Yes, store it as a variable that the main class can access and print it out.

[Gob]

Yup, you're on the right track.

Remember, though, that with java the "==" operator will not work with strings, only primitives (int,long,char,etc). WIth strings, the "==" operator actually compares object references. To compare two strings, use string1.equals(string2).