public class MatchStrings {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 String string1 = “Too many “;
 String string2 = “cooks”;
 String string3 = “Too many cooks”;
 // Make string1 and string3 refer to separate strings that are identical
 string1 += string2;
 // Display the contents of the strings
 System.out.println(“Test 1”);
 System.out.println(“string3 is now: “ + string3);
 System.out.println(“string1 is now: “ + string1);
 if(string1 == string3) { // Now test for identity
 System.out.println(“string1 == string3 is true.” +
 “ string1 and string3 point to the same string”);
 } else {
 System.out.println(“string1 == string3 is false.” +
 “ string1 and string3 do not point to the same string”);
 }
 // Now make string1 and string3 refer to the same string
 string3 = string1;
 // Display the contents of the strings
 System.out.println(“\n\nTest 2”);
System.out.println(“string3 is now: “ + string3);
 System.out.println(“string1 is now: “ + string1);
 if(string1 == string3) { // Now test for identity
 System.out.println(“string1 == string3 is true.” +
 “ string1 and string3 point to the same string”);
 } else {
 System.out.println(“string1 == string3 is false.” +
 “ string1 and string3 do not point to the same string”);
 }
 }