== operator in jsp and Java

Question

since jsp is basically Java only why shouldn't the '==' operator can't be used to compare between two Strings?

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if
String name="SonGoku";
String name2="SonGoku";
in '**java**' **(name==name2)** is **true** in 'jsp' (name==name2) is not true

why this difference is there ? should we always use ".equals()" in jsp ?

Answer 1

I think .equals() is also the way to go for String comparison in Java, == only returns true if both name & name2 points to an identical object.

Hth, cmiiw

Answer 2

For string comparison, Java recommend you to use the == operator instead of the equals() method