Q:

Issue with Java program validating Username

My Java program isn't working! 
Here is my code: 
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class practice
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    String userName = "Eddie"; //username is Eddie
    String passWord = "hI";    // passsword is hI
    String name;
   name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Whats your username? "); 

   if (name == userName)
   JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Exepted!");
   System.exit(0);

}
}

Its supposed to ask for my username, and if I type "Eddie" it has to show message dialog "Accepted".But after I type "Eddie" the program closes instead! 
Any suggestions?

A:

if (name == userName) should be changed to if (name.equals(userName))
Both equals() and "==" operator in Java is used to compare objects to check equality but main difference between equals method and  == operator is that former is method and later is operator.
Read more here to identify the differences: http://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2012/12/difference-between-equals-method-and-equality-operator-java.html#ixzz44dFcXkwr

