problem with if-condition

[Sara Tracy]

I get the values of fileDirectory and mimeType from a List. The value of mimeType I receive is "text/xml". the first if-condition works fine, however the second if-condition doesn't work at all, and hence I'm not able to read the contents of the file.

The code looks simple, but I'm unable to figure out what the problem is.

Any help appreciated.
Sara

........

String fileDirectory = list.get(0).toString();
String mimeType = list.get(1).toString(); // value is text/xml
//System.out.println("mimeType is "+mimeType);

//if (fileDirectory != null && mimeType != null)
{
//System.out.println("mimeType is "+mimeType);
String filePath = "c:\\" + fileDirectory + "\\";
fileName = filePath + fileName;

if (mimeType == "text/xml")
{
//read file contents....
}

........

[Corey McGlone]

Try using this:

if ( mimeType.equals("text/xml")
{
    // Read file contents...
}

[Layne Lund]

You should read up on the difference between the == operator and the equals() method. In general, the == operator will not behave the way you expect when comparing objects. Use the equals() method instead.

Layne

[Sara Tracy]

equals() worked.
thanks Corey and Layne !

-Sara