# 1.3.3 Comparing Strings

Unlike Java, in C++ strings can be compared directly using the == sign.

```
if (s1 == s2) {
    cout << "Your string matches my first string, " << s1 << endl;
}
```

Similar to other languages, strings will only match if each character matches exactly, including case.

For example `Hello` will match to `Hello`, but not `hello`.

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Comparing Strings
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