Stop scanner from reading user input java?

Question

I am trying to write this method, which keeps reading from the user, until the word \"exit\" is inputted. I tried with a break and for loop; it didn\'t work. I was trying wi

Answer 1

name == exit is wrong.

You want

name.equals(exit)

or

name.equals("exit")

depending on whether exit is a variable or a string literal, respectively. In Java, == means reference equality (e.g Are these two references pointing to the same address in memory), whereas .equals means object equivalence, which is typically overriden in the class by the developer.