how to compare values in text box

Salaam!

How do I compare passwords from two text boxes and can generate a popup dialog if both doesn't match?

Welcome to the Ranch

I presume you know how to get text from text boxes with their methods? And how to compare the text, which is a String? You will probably find a dialogue the simplest form of popup; try option panes. Note that API link contains a Java Tutorials link, which will probably help, too.

By the way: there is a special text component designed for passwords. I can’t remember its name, but it is something like JPasswordField.

Is this a Java or JavaScript question?

Thank you campbell

here's how I did

if(!(Password.getPassword().equals(Password2.getPassword())))
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Not matched");
}
But not working for me

Darryl Burke wrote:Is this a Java or JavaScript question?

It's java, I have created a login form in Jfram and want to do a comparison of password and retype password fields. The form should only be submitted if both the fields match

Please check Java docs

You have to pass parentComponent value which in your code is null.

Vinod Tiwari wrote:Please check Java docs

public static void showMessageDialog(Component parentComponent, Object message) throws HeadlessException

You have to pass parentComponent value which in your code is null.

Is that really the problem? I mean solution?

Shamsa Aziz wrote:

Darryl Burke wrote:Is this a Java or JavaScript question?

It's java, I have created a login form in Jfram and want to do a comparison of password and retype password fields. The form should only be submitted if both the fields match

The reason I asked is because Java doesn't have anything called a "text box" -- which you mentioned in your first post.

Shamsa Aziz wrote:

Vinod Tiwari wrote:Please check Java docs

public static void showMessageDialog(Component parentComponent, Object message) throws HeadlessException

You have to pass parentComponent value which in your code is null.

Is that really the problem? I mean solution?

No, it's not important at all. Shamsa, there is absolutely no problem with passing null as the parentComponent argument to a JOptionPane method.

For your solution, check out the equals(...) methods of java.util.Arrays

Another catch is that when you pass null as the first argument to that JOptionPane method, the dialogue window appears in the centre of the screen, but might be behind other windows on your screen.

Hello everyone!

My code is running successfully now so I want to share what I did.

I have converted the password into Strings and then did a comparison.
I did like this

String password= new String(Password.getPassword());
String password2= new String(Password2.getPassword());
If(!(password.equals(password2))
{
.......
}

and it works

Thank you All.

well done