class Test { void test(String[] args) { String x = "one"; String y = "two"; String sample = "sample string"; extracted(args[0], sample); System.out.println(); extracted(args[1], sample); System.out.println(); extracted("one", sample); extracted("two", sample); } private void extracted(String args, String sample) { checkString(args, sample); } boolean checkString(String one, String two) { return one.equals(two); } }