dhust
8/1/2013 - 8:23 PM

If statement comparing Strings

If statement comparing Strings

public static void main(String[] args) {

  // Variables
  Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
  String name;

  // Ask and get the user's answer
  System.out.print("Enter your name: ");
  name = input.next();

  // Respond to the user's answer
  if ( name.equalsIgnoreCase("Obama") ) {
    System.out.println("That sounds like an important name.");
  }
  else if ( name.equalsIgnoreCase("Ashlee") ) {
    System.out.println("That sounds like a girl's name.");
  }
  else if ( name.equalsIgnoreCase("Andrew") ) {
    System.out.println("That sounds like a boy's name.");
  }
  else {
    // runs when the name is anything other than 'Obama', 'Ashlee', or 'Andrew'
    System.out.println("That's an interesting name"); 
  }
}