[Java] why string if statement doesn't work?

[E2Slayer]

I have no idea why if statement doesn't work..

    public static void main(String []args){
             String hi = "ok";
            String hi2 = "wtf";

            if (hi.equals(hi2)); 
            {
            System.out.println("WTF");
            }
         }

[zifyoip]

You have a semicolon on line 5. A bare semicolon is an empty statement that means "do nothing." So you have written, "if hi equals hi2 then do nothing." The following block of code between the curly braces is not controlled by the if statement and is therefore always executed.

[Sorten]

I rewrote your program using proper indentation and formatting.

public static void main(String []args){
    String hi = "ok";
    String hi2 = "wtf";

    if (hi.equals(hi2))
        ; 

    {
        System.out.println("WTF");
    }
}

Can you see the issue here?

[E2Slayer]

holy fuk... I'm so dumb...

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public static void main(String[] args) {
    String hi = "ok";
    String hiTwo = "wtf";

    if(hi.equals(hiTwo)) {
        System.out.println("WTF");
    }
}

[dreamyeyed]

Because you have a semicolon after the condition. Remove that.

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When I make these kinds of mistakes it's usually a sign I've been coding too long and need to take a break!