The code:
airCon = yes.equals("yes");
The Strings that were read:
yes=Yes<
yes=Yes<
Notice the difference of case in the spelling: Y is not equal to y
The String class has a method for...
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Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
The code:
airCon = yes.equals("yes");
The Strings that were read:
yes=Yes<
yes=Yes<
Notice the difference of case in the spelling: Y is not equal to y
The String class has a method for...
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
Can you copy and paste here what is printed out?
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
Does that code work? What is printed out?
Change the println to:
System.out.println("yes="+yes +"<");
to see what was read and tested.
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
Did it work as you wanted?
Please post the current version of the code.
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
Are you using the code shown in post#1 to set the boolean?
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
Read the String into a variable and print out the value of that variable to be sure that it contains the String that you think it should.
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
What happens when you compile and execute the code?
Re: setting a boolean in a field when being read from a file
What happens when you compile and execute the code?
Please edit your post and wrap your code with
<YOUR CODE HERE>
to get highlighting and preserve formatting.