Java does not equal not working

Question

Below is my code snippet: 

public void joinRoom(String room) throws MulticasterJoinException {

  String statusCheck = this.transmit("room", "join", room + "," + this.groupMax + "," + this.uniqueID);

  if (statusCheck != "success") {

    throw new MulticasterJoinException(statusCheck, this.PAppletRef);

  }

}

The “ if (statusCheck != "success")”  returns false with the exception MulticasterJoinException. Can anyone tell me why != is not working? 

Answer 1

Try the code below:

if (!"success".equals(statusCheck))

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