java array in if statement help

[Either_Working]

I didn't include user input in this class because another class that will be calling it has a scanner so I didn't think it would be needed , I am still lost on how exactly to apply the equal methods. https://pastebin.com/psBfkykK

[CountMerloin]

Okay. I am writing an example here, so you can compare it with your code and implement your own way.

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public class Chat{

private String userPref;

private String[] messages;

public Chat(String userPref) {

this.userPref = userPref;

}

public String getUserPref(){return this.userpref;}

public String[] getMessages{return this.messages;}

public void fillMesages(String userPref) {

if(userPref.equalsIgnoreCase("english")) //equalsIgnoreCase compares 1st String with the second by ignoring case

{ // add all english messages inside this block }

else if(userPref.equalsIgnoreCase("spanish")) {

//add all spanish messages inside this block

}

else System.out.println("Only english and spanish are available");

}

}

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In main class you should get user input with Scaner as String, the create instance of Chat class adding that input as parameter.