Login Applet

Question

Hi,
I m new to Java and was working on creating a login Applet. I have put event handler on submit button . it will check and validate the user name & password with hardcoded one. to login user name is "test' and password is "password".
if i try with some other user name, it gives message "Wrong user...." as per logic. But when i try to connect with "test" it still gives same error.
in event handler it is going in else section where i am comapring the user name with "test" however, it should go in true section and validate password.
given below is my login applet code.. will anybody help me where i am wrong.
public class login extends java.applet.Applet
     Button submit = new Button("Connect to Server");
     TextField user = new TextField(20);
     TextField pass = new TextField(20);
     Label result_label = new Label("Pls input User Name and Password to Login");
     String user_name = "";
     String pass1 = "";
     public void init()
          user.setEditable(true);
          pass.setEditable(true);
          String result = "";
          GridBagLayout grid = new GridBagLayout();
          GridBagConstraints cons = new GridBagConstraints();
          setLayout(grid);
          setFont(new Font("Times New Roman",Font.PLAIN,12));
          setBackground(Color.orange);
          setForeground(Color.black);
          cons.weightx = 1.0;
          cons.weighty = 0.0;
          cons.anchor = GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
          cons.fill = GridBagConstraints.NONE;
          cons.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
          add(new Label("User Name: "));
          grid.setConstraints(user, cons);
          add(user);
          add(new Label("Password: "));
          grid.setConstraints(pass, cons);
          add(pass);
          result_label.setFont(new Font("Times New Roman", Font.BOLD, 12));
          result_label.setForeground(Color.blue);
          grid.setConstraints(result_label, cons);
          add(result_label);
          grid.setConstraints(submit, cons);
          add(submit);
          cons.weighty = 1.0;
          show();
     public boolean handleEvent(Event evt)
          if (evt.target ==user)
               char c = (char) evt.key;
               if (c == '\n')
                    user_name = user.getText();
                    return(true);
               else
                    return(false);
          if (evt.target == pass )
               char c = (char) evt.key;
               if (c == '\n')
                    pass1 = pass.getText();
                    return(true);
               else
                    return(false);
          if (evt.target == submit)
               char c = (char) evt.key;
               if ( c == '\n')
                    double i;
                    i = 1;
                    result_label.setText("Verifing ..............");
                    do { i = i + 0.0001; }while (i <= 8000);
                    user_name = user.getText();
                    if (user_name == "test" )
                         pass1 = pass.getText();
                         if (pass1 == "password")
                              result_label .setText("Login Sucessfull!!! Connecting to Server...");
                              return(true);
                         else
                              result_label .setText("Invalid Password...");
                              return(false);
                    else
                         String text1 = "Invalid user " + user_name + " Access Not allowed";
                         result_label.setText( text1);
                         return(false);
               else
                    return(false);
          else
          {     return(false);
     public void destroy()
          try
               //cons.close();
          catch (Exception e)
               e.printStackTrace();
               System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}

Answer 1

Use the equals() methods to compare strings.
if(pass1.equals( "password"))