Traversing a binary tree while looking for a string

[Kristenw17]

I am unsure how to look to see if the string in the current node is the same as the message I am looking for.I thought about using compareTo(), but then I wasn't sure if what would work or not. So far I have:

public void searchRooms(MountainCave theParent, String name, String message){
        if(theParent == null){
            return false;
        }else if(theParent.String.compareTo(message){
            return true;
        }//else if( )
 
    }

[jps]

Did it work?
What happens?
What does the API say about comparing Strings?