Stop scanner from reading user input java?

Question

I am trying to write this method, which keeps reading from the user, until the word "exit" is inputted. I tried with a break and for loop; it didn't work. I was trying with while, but it does not stop even when the word "exit" is inputted. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks. ``` public void read(Scanner scanner){ while(3<4){ String in = scanner.nextLine(); Scanner scanner_2 = new Scanner(in); String name = null; if(scanner_2.hasNext()){ //create and add the user to the user container class name = scanner_2.next(); System.out.println(name); } if(name == exit) //stop or break the while loop } } ```

Accepted Answer

`name == exit` is wrong.

You want

```
name.equals(exit)
```

or

```
name.equals("exit")
```

depending on whether exit is a variable or a string literal, respectively. In Java, `==` means reference equality (e.g Are these two references pointing to the same address in memory), whereas .`equals` means object equivalence, which is typically `overriden` in the class by the developer.

Stop scanner from reading user input java?

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