Swing/AWT/SWT :: Creating A Combination Lock That Consist Of Three Strings

I need to use a counter to keep track of user's input. In this class I am trying to create a combination lock that takes three strings. In the tester class the user inserts three strings and both are compared to see if users input matches correct combination. I have no errors only problem is the setPosition method. My output is always false.

public class CombinationLock {
private String first;
private String second;
private String third;
private String firstGuess;
private String secondGuess;
private String thirdGuess;
private boolean open;
private int counter;

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