You can't use "!=" or "==" to compare Strings.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/lang/String.html
You could use something like:
if (paramPassword.compareTo(secretCode) == 0) {
// they match
} else {
// they don't
}
Or flip your "if" around and use .equals():
if (paramPassword.equals(secretCode)) {
// they match
} else {
// they don't
}
So, in your current "if" statement, the condition is always true, as a FALSE
(that they match) condition can never happen.
John
> -----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!
>
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