Password Array

[Sylis]

My assignment is to create a password validation applet, that compares user input to a specified set of passwords stored in an array.
For some reason, no matter what I type in, it gives me the error saying the password is incorrect. I'm not sure why this is, any help would be much appreciated.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*; 
 
public class Password extends JApplet implements ActionListener
{
	protected String pass;
	protected Container con = getContentPane();
	protected Font fntHeading = new Font("Times Roman", Font.ITALIC, 20);
	protected JLabel labelGreeting = new JLabel("Enter Password (and click OK):");
	protected JTextField txtPassword = new JTextField("", 10);
	protected JButton btnOk = new JButton("OK");
	protected JTextField txtAccess = new JTextField("Access Granted");
	protected JTextField txtDenied = new JTextField
                                      ("Access Denied; Please re-enter a valid password");
	String [] Password = {"rosebud", "redrum", "jason", "surrender", "dorothy"};
	public void init()
	{
		FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout();
		con.setLayout(layout);
		labelGreeting.setFont(fntHeading);
		con.add(labelGreeting);
		con.add(txtPassword);
		con.add(btnOk);
		btnOk.addActionListener(this);		
	}
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent authenticate) 
	{
		pass = txtPassword.getText();
		if (pass == Password[0] || pass == Password[1] || pass == Password[2] 
                                                          || pass == Password[3] || pass == Password[4])
			con.add(txtAccess);
		else
			con.add(txtDenied);
		con.validate();
	}
}

Also, from the instructions, the user is supposed to also be able to press enter in order to access the actionevent..... however I couldn't really find anywhere that specified how to do such a thing, and nothing happens when I press enter, I assume it's because I haven't created an eventlistener for it. Thank you.

[KevinWorkman]

Don't use == when comparing Strings. The equals method just compares whether two variables contain the same instance. Use the equals() method to compare the actual contents instead.

[Sylis]

It's funny, I was thinking that about 6 hours ago and totally forgot that equals() method was a thing.
Thank you much.

Nothing on about adding an enter key actionlistener though? >.<

[helloworld922]

The Java tutorials: How to write a Key Listener

[Sylis]

Thank you!
I guess I was googling the wrong stuff.

[Sylis]

how might one go about comparing strings with capitols to strings with non-capitols.

For example according to the instructions the Rosebud or RoSeBuD or any variation there of should be able to grant access. Not just all lowercase rosebud.

[KevinWorkman]

Take a look at the String API: String (Java Platform SE 7 )