You'll want to do if( !(paramPassword.equalsIgnoreCase(secretCode))) { }
else { }You cant use logical operators on Strings for what you're trying to do! Look up the java.lang.String javadocs for more information on the equals and equalsIgnoreCase methods. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Z.BEAT [mailto:zackbeatty@;yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:58 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: expression ALWAYS evaluates to "if"... NEVER to "else" In the following code snippet, the expression ALWAYS evaluates to the "if" statement block: String paramPassword = request.getParameter("paramPassword"); String secretCode = "secret"; if(paramPassword != secretCode) { } else { } However, my debugging flags that I send in an HTML comment CLEARLY show that the two variables have the same value: <!-- DEBUG FLAGS paramPassword: secret secretCode: secret --> What is going on? Am I missing something obvious? Thanks! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
