String defining difference

Question

Why this code gives me false?:
String name1 = "Naveh";
String name2 = new String("Naveh");
Return(name1==name2);

Answer 1

You need to use equals to compare strings.
Return (name1.equals(name2));

let me know how it goes

Answer 2

This has been asked before, over in this thread a few people discussed the details:
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/1624545/?ref=app

Answer 3

It worked thank you.
In general, what is the difference betwwen the two initializations?

Answer 4

The == compares if the objects are identical, equals() compares if the characters of a string match

Answer 5

It is very useful to validate passwords too,you can check by turning a letter to uppercase,the result will be false since characters won't match