error in comparing data in database with user entered data

[hemapriya rao]

I am trying to compare data in database with user entered data,
even though both the values are same its showing me they are not equal..
and I also noticed one more thing ,my strings length in database is 2 more that the original length, [ database value= panda then length should be 5 , but its showing me as 7]

  
String username=request.getParameter("username");
String password=request.getParameter("password");
rs = stmt.executeQuery("select * from LOGIN1 ");
 
 
while (rs.next()) {
     String s=rs.getString("NAME");
                              out.print("database data length :"+s.length()+ "username lenght: "+ username.length());
                               if(username.equals(s))
                              { 
                                out.println(" true");
                               }
                     out.print("false");
                        }

Please could some one help me out..
[ October 03, 2007: Message edited by: hemapriya rao ]

[Tarun Yadav]

Have you checked to make sure there isn't any whitespace in the value stored in the DB? Try using a trim() while comparing.

[hemapriya rao]

Thanks Tarun its working now