public class Ex12StringCompare { public static void main(String[] args) { String name1 = "Mark"; String name2 = "Mark"; String name3 = "Mary"; String name4 = "mark"; if (name1.equals(name2)) { System.out.println(name1 + " and " + name2 + " are the same "); } else { System.out.println(name1 + " and " + name2 + " are NOT the same "); } if (name1.equals(name3)) { System.out.println(name1 + " and " + name3 + " are the same "); } else { System.out.println(name1 + " and " + name3 + " are NOT the same "); } if (name1.equals(name4)) { System.out.println(name1 + " and " + name4 + " are the same "); } else { System.out.println(name1 + " and " + name4 + " are NOT the same "); } System.exit(0); //exit properly } }