RE: getParameter is NOT a string?

[CPC Livelink Admin <cp...@fitzpatrick.cc>]

It is acting correclt. Both user and "admin" are java objects, and they are
not the same one, even though they have equivalent string values.  Object
equivalence is what == tests.  The test you want is :

if (user.equals("admin"))
{
}

Regards,
Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Winnie Cheung [mailto:winframe@iname.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 12:55 AM
To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: getParameter is NOT a string?


Hi I am getting a form field (POSTed form) as

    String user = (String) request.getParameter("user");

When I out.print this, it writes the correct value, but when i COMPARE this
in an IF condition, it doesnt work. Any reason why? For example, lets say
the "user" textfield in my form is "admin".

Now when I grab it using getParameter, the value printed out is admin!! But
when I do this condition:

    if (user == "admin")
    {
    }

then it doesnt go into this condition, but goes into the ELSE instead!!!

Why is this?

Would appreciate any help..thanks!!