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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: string comparison fails? - Image1.jpg (0/1)
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:

> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> joe <mt@invalid.com> writes:
<snip>
>>>             var ii=apu2.length;
>>>             for (i=0;i<ii;i++)
>>>                {
>>>                allte=apu2[i].substring(0,4);
>>>                if (allte=="TTY")
>> 
>> There's a big clue here.  How can a 4 character string ever equal "TTY"?
>
> When it is only three characters long: "TTY".substring(0, 4) == "TTY".

Thou wouldst make a good fool[1].

> That was easy.

What was?  It's certainly not an answer to my (rhetorical) question.

[1] FOOL    The reason why the seven stars are no more than seven is a pretty
            reason.
    LEAR    Because they are not eight?
    FOOL    Yes indeed. Thou wouldst make a good fool.

-- 
Ben.