Java beginner, elseif not initializing

[thin talon]

Hey I started learning java today and decided to recreate some easy python projects to get a hang of the syntax. I'm confused with why my if and elif aren't being used here though when I input easy or hard.

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[thin talon]

package numberguessgame;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class GuessingGame {
    public static void guessingNumber() {
        System.out.println("Welcome to the Number Guessing Game!" );
        boolean gameRunner = true;

        if (gameRunner) {
            Scanner myDifficulty = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println("Choose a difficulty: Easy or Hard");
            String gameDifficulty = myDifficulty.nextLine();
            gameDifficulty = gameDifficulty.toLowerCase(); // normalizing
            System.out.println(gameDifficulty);

            if (gameDifficulty == "easy") {
                int guessesRemaining = 10;
                System.out.println("Working");

            }
            else if(gameDifficulty == "hard") {
                System.out.println("Working");
                int guessesRemaining = 5;

                Scanner myGuess = new Scanner(System.in);
                System.out.println("Choose a number between 1-100: ");
                int numGuess = myGuess.nextInt();
                System.out.println(numGuess);
                gameRunner = false;
            }
        }
    }

    public static void resultsCompare(){
        System.out.println("Test");
    }




    public static void main(String[] args){
        guessingNumber();
    }
}

[zealous flax]

Looks like you're having some trouble comparing strings, check out this stackoverflow question for help.

[thin talon]

thanks, @supple haven

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