Fair enough, thanks again
On Sep 4, 6:12 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:54 PM, erik wagner <erik.j.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks very much! I have to say though my (ignorant) questions are
> > not over. I am ultra newbie on Java and am not sure how to write a
> > (working) Equals method.
>
> I heartily encourage you to learn Java *before* attempting to get into
> Android development, simply because most of the Java educational
> materials out there are designed for non-Android environments.
>
> > This is the body of the Equals I wrote
> > public boolean equals(String strTemp) {
> > SharedPreferences
> > prefs=PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
> > if (strTemp instanceof String) {
> > String strP1 = prefs.getString("listPlayers", "");
> > if (this.equals(strP1)) return true;
> > }
> > return false;
> > }
>
> There is no point in your instanceof test, as Java is strongly typed,
> so it will always be a String. Also, I didn't tell you to *write* an
> equals() method, but to *use* the equals() method, as you did inside
> your own equals() method.
>
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