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Code Correctness: Erroneous String Compare
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#REDIRECT Failure to follow guideline/specification
Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 05/27/2009
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Description
Strings should be compared with the equals() method, not == or !=.
This program uses == or != to compare two strings for equality, which compares two objects for equality, not their values. Chances are good that the two references will never be equal.
Risk Factors
TBD
Examples
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if (args[0] == STRING_CONSTANT) {
logger.info("miracle");
}
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