MatchStrings.java

import java.io.IOException;

public class MatchStrings {

public static void main(String[] args) {
	String string1 = "Too many ";
	String string2 = "cooks";
	String string3 = "Too many cooks";
	
	string1 += string2;
	
	System.out.println("Test 1");
	System.out.println("string3 is now: " + string3);
	System.out.println("string1 is now: " + string1);
	
	if(string1 == string3)
	{
		System.out.println("string1 == string3 is true." + 
							" string1 and string3 point to the same string");
	}
	else
	{
		System.out.println("string1 == string3 is false." + 
							" string1 and string3 do not point to the same string");
	}
	
	string3 = string1;
	
	System.out.println("\n\nTest 2");
	System.out.println("string3 is now: " + string3);
	System.out.println("string1 is now: " + string1);
	
	if(string1 == string3)
	{
		System.out.println("string1 == string3 is true." + 
							" string1 and string3 point to the same string");
	}
	else
	{
		System.out.println("string1 == string3 is false." + 
							" string1 and string3 do not point to the same string");		
	}
	
		try 
		{
		System.in.read();
		}
		catch (IOException e)
		{
		return;
		}
	}
}