i want to read from a textfield and compare it with an external file

hello, i want to fetch from a text field the text and compare it with another text in a database or in a local file.
any ideas?

thank you!!!

Gget the text from the text field and store it in a String. Get the data from the database/text file, store it in a string. Then use the equals() method of the String class.

can you give me a short example please, i am a little bit new in java

thank you!

Welcome to JavaRanch

I think that, short of Gregg's writing the method for you, he has given you all you require.

Well, we would want to tackle this in steps. So I'd say the first thing, considering this is the swing forum, is to get the text from a JTextField. One good place to start is the API for the JTextField. BTW, you should bookmark the API. It will become your best friend. Note there is a getText() method you can use to get the text. Store that value in a String.

The next part, getting a value from a database/file is a different bird all together. You should ask how to do that in the appropriate forums. We have one for JDBC and I/O & Streams. Decide which you want to tackle, do a little research, try some sample code, then come back and ask us more specific questions about where you are stuck.

ok, thnx a lot guys!!!

thank you!

You're welcome

But, it's not thnx but thanks; read this