Re: compare to a blank

[Eric Merritt <cyberlync@xxxxxxxxx>]

The new String is actually unnessacary becuase a
string object is automatically instantiated on the
within the program.
--- "R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@attglobal.net>
wrote:
> you didn't say, but if field is a String...
> 
> if (field.equals(new String(" ")))
> 
> As a String object, your code would compare the
> reference to the string (its
> name) to a blank or null.  The null would only test
> equal if there was no
> instance of the String reference and the blank will
> never be equal.  You
> have to use a method to compare the contents.
> 
>
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> R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
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>  -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer
> 
> "If all you have is RPG, then everything looks like
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gibbons, Michael
> <bmis04@MARYWOOD1.MARYWOOD.EDU>
> To: 'Java-L' <java400-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Thursday, June 22, 2000 2:33 PM
> Subject: compare to a blank
> 
> 
> >hello,
> >
> >after a field is retrieved via record level access
> i am having a hard time
> >comparing to a blank. In rpg on the 400 i would say
> (field ifne " ")
> >but i guess that doesn't work. With debug i know
> the field is empty. I have
> >been trying this
> >
> >if(field != " ") {
> > out.println(field);}
> >else {out.println("Empty"); }
> >
> >Also tried field != null
> >
> >any suggestions?
> >Thanks in Advance
> >
> >Michael P. Gibbons
> >Manager of Programming & Technical Services
> >MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY
> >2300 Adams Ave.
> >Scranton, PA 18509
> >
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