If statement with string from Arduino

hanli

Hey everybody, my first post here :)

So, I have hooked up my arduino which sends out two different strings depending on the condition of a tilt sensor to the serial port. These two strings are then successfully read and printed out in the console whenever I tilt my arduino, however I have an IF statement that wants to check which string is currently being printed and then do an action. Unfortunately, It won't happen and I would appreciate any kind of help!

Code:

import processing.serial.*;

Serial myPort;  // Create object from Serial class
String val;     // Data received from the serial port usbmodem1451

String str1 = "PLAY\n";

void setup(){
String portName = Serial.list()[2];
myPort = new Serial(this, portName, 9600);

void draw()
{

  if ( myPort.available() > 2) 
  { 

  val = myPort.readStringUntil('\n');   // read it and store it in val
    if (val.equals("PLAY\n") == true){
    println("HELLO");  
  }

// I have also tried 
//(val.equals("PLAY") == true);
//(val.equals(str1) == true);

else {
println("Hello2");
}

}
  println(val); //print it out in the console

}

PhiLho

if (val.trim().equals("PLAY")) { // == true is not necessary / useful

trim() removes whitespace, including newlines. Not guaranteed to work, worth a try... :)