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Ladle Junior Member Offline Posts: 91	' if() ' with text Oct 31st, 2009, 7:18am   What am I doing wrong here? - I cant make an if statement that recognises text..? Thanks! String type = getType(); if(type == "sym") {     symCount = symCount + 1; }else if(type == "rep"){     repCount = repCount + 1; }else if(type == "run"){     runCount = runCount + 1; }

Guru YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 37	Re: ' if() ' with text Reply #1 - Oct 31st, 2009, 7:35am   hi you have to use x.equals( y ) instead of x == y when dealing with strings in a java or processing

PhiLho  YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: ' if() ' with text Reply #2 - Oct 31st, 2009, 7:36am   You should read, or re-read, the String page.

naus3a Junior Member Offline Posts: 78 italy	Re: ' if() ' with text Reply #3 - Oct 31st, 2009, 7:36am   i think the problem is the getType function; in java it returns a type, not what you're typing:) try to look here

naus3a Junior Member Offline Posts: 78 italy	Re: ' if() ' with text Reply #4 - Oct 31st, 2009, 7:37am   lol i was late:)

ben_hem Senior Member Offline Posts: 399 CA, US	Re: ' if() ' with text Reply #5 - Oct 31st, 2009, 7:40am   I am going to join this party with: static Type getType(java.lang.String name)          Find an Type with the given name, or create a new one. probably not what you're after! if (myString.equals("sometext")) as everyone has said, or do you want to test a string to see if it contains valid chars?

Ladle Junior Member Offline Posts: 91	Re: ' if() ' with text Reply #6 - Nov 1st, 2009, 11:14am   Thanks to all!