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How do I compare strings in Java?
I am trying to compare a striong using || operator..
if(publisher != "Niho books" || publisher != "Diamond Comics" )
what is wrong in this ? Strings can’t be compared like this ??
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Don’t use
!=or==to compare strings in Java. Use.equals()instead. The!=and==operators compare references, not the content of objects.