title: How do I initialise this variable in Java?
body: <pre><code>package testing;
  
  import java.util.Scanner;
  
  public class Example1 {
  
      public static void main (String[] args){
  
  
      String input; 
      String userInput; 
      String Joshua; 
  
      Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
  
          System.out.println("What is your name?");
          input = keyboard.nextLine();
  
          if (input != Joshua){
              System.out.println("You aren't Joshua. Leave.");
          }  
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>//I am receiving the error in the "if" statement. What am I doing wrong? What do I have to do to initialise "Joshua"?</p>