Worked great! Thanks! On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > You cannot use == for comparing strings. You have to use the equals method: > > if (queryString.equals("text")) > //do stuff > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > Those who know binary and those who don't. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Tollas <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am retrieving data from a SQL query. The data retrieves fine. If I > > place the data in a TextView field, I see the text. > > When I try to compare it in an "IF" statement, however, the statement > > sees the data as false, even if it should be true. > > If I set the variable to a good value (not getting data from the SQL > > query) the IF statement works fine. > > > Example > > > String queryString = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("table_query")); > > > if (queryString == "text"){ > > // do this > > } > > > I have checked my data. If I query the database for table_query = > > 'text' I receive results. > > This is happening for 5 different fields where a comparison is made, > > each with a different variable and if statement. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > > NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
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