Java do while loop making string testing act differently

Question

I am very confused at the behavior of using the || operator on the .equals function. Is there a reason I can not use it on strings or something?

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Answer 1

Let's put it into words.

"Eat all of this fruit as long as it's not an apple OR it's not an orange."

• Strawberry: not an apple, continue.
• Banana: not an apple, continue.
• Orange: not an apple, so... continue.
• Apple: is apple; but is actually not an orange, so... continue...... :(

If it's an apple, "not an orange" will be true; if it's an orange, "not an apple" will be true; if it's a kiwi, both will be true. There is no way to stop eating (unless you explode or crash into a coma).

Bad logic leads people to death by fruit.

You want "eat all of this fruit as long as it's not an apple AND ALSO not an orange".