test on 2 string

Hello, i'm a new java developper and i just would like to compare 2 string

// item.getName() = "abcd"

// nomelement = "abcd"

if (item.getName()==nomelement) ...

I have also try

if (item.getName().toString==nomelement.toString()) ...

I never have the equality.

Can somebody help me ?

Thanks in advance

[380 byte] By [javapperrin] at [2007-9-26 2:53:52]