Can anyone tell me why this statement validates to YES when the textbox clearly

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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T04:07:58+00:00 2026-05-31T04:07:58+00:00

Can anyone tell me why this statement validates to YES when the textbox clearly has a value?

UITextFieldtext = ‘dcxcv’ clipsToBounds = YES opaque = NO;

if (self.entityName.text != @"") {
        return NO;
    }

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-31T04:08:00+00:00

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try this:

if ([self.entityName.text isEqualToString:@""] ) {
}

With:

self.entityName.text != @""

You are testing if the pointer to text property is different from @””, which is always true.

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