import javax.swing.JOptionPane; import java.io.*; public class IfExample { public static void main ( String args[]) { String name; final String BEST_NAME = "Emma"; name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Please enter a name"); //name.compare() just like the C++ strcmp //name.compareToIgnoreCase() just like the C++ stricmp //name.equalsIgnoreCase() // you can not just use name == BEST_NAME if (name.equals(BEST_NAME)) { System.out.println("Wonderful!!"); } else { System.err.println("That will do."); } System.exit( 0 ); } }