Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "tar" Subject: Re: How to clear or reset Message-ID: X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.gui Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.gui In-Reply-To: <0f6ba6f0-eeb6-46d3-ab9e-f4335907c2d0@w1g2000prd.googlegroups.com> References: <0f6ba6f0-eeb6-46d3-ab9e-f4335907c2d0@w1g2000prd.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 24 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:45:58 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303919158 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:45:58 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:45:58 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.gui:3622 To: comp.lang.java.gui On Jun 5, 7:36aam, Chris wrote: > >... > String inputrules = tc.getText(); > if (inputrules == "Chris") You don't generally want to use "==" to test string equality, unless you make sure that you first INTERN the strings in question. That is the only way you are guaranteed to get a canonical object for a given string. Constant strings are interned automatically, but any that you get from user input or new string creation would not be unless you explicitly call the intern() method. -- Thomas A. Russ, USC/Information Sciences Institute --- * Synchronet * The Whitehouse BBS --- whitehouse.hulds.com --- check it out free usenet! --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24