Question

(pass[i]!= null) && (pass[i].getName()!= "nullnull") <–returning true when I debug it even though the value of pass[i].getName() == "nullnull" when I check it using the Expressions window in eclipse while debugging

im using the input dialog box to input two names

String firstName = (String)JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter First Name");
String lastName = (String)JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter Last Name");

and returning

public String getName()
    {
        return FirstName + LastName;
    }

Answer 1

You have two different strings with the same value, but you’re comparing them by reference.

You need to compare them by value by writing "nullnull".equals(pass[i].getName()).
The reversed order will work even if getName() returns null.