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copied!<p>You should compare strings using <code>equals</code> instead of <code>==</code>. I.e. change</p> <pre><code>if ((list.get(i) == "x")) ^^ </code></pre> <p>to</p> <pre><code>if ((list.get(i).equals("x"))) ^^^^^^ </code></pre> <p><code>==</code> compares references, while <code>.equals</code> compares actual content of strings.</p> <hr> <p><strong>Related questions:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java">How do I compare strings in Java?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6730907/java-compare-strings">Java Compare Strings</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4700357/comparing-strings-in-java">Comparing strings in Java</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5116595/compare-two-strings-java">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5116595/compare-two-strings-java</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3805601/whats-the-quickest-way-to-compare-strings-in-java">What's the quickest way to compare strings in Java?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4064633/string-comparison-in-java">String Comparison in Java</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/767372/java-string-equals-versus">Java String.equals versus ==</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2220400/compare-two-strings-in-java">How do I make my string comparison case insensitive?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5505981/comparing-strings-in-java">comparing strings in java</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2704956/strings-dont-seem-to-be-equal-in-java-on-android-even-though-they-print-the-sam">Strings don't seem to be equal in Java on Android, even though they print the same</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6940521/comparing-java-strings-with">Comparing java Strings with ==</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6607888/how-can-i-compare-string-value-with-arraylist-of-string-type-in-java">How can I compare String value with ArrayList of String type in Java?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5153496/how-can-i-compare-two-strings-in-java-and-define-which-of-them-is-smaller-than-th">How can I compare two strings in java and define which of them is smaller than the other alphabetically?</a></li> </ul>

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