Question

How do I compare an enum in a Play Framework 2 form to an enum value? This statement fails even when they are equal.

@if(myForm("sectionType").value == SectionType.MAIN_CONTACT_INFO) {
}

Answer 1

You’ve said that myForm("sectionType").value is an Option[String], so you can’t use directly toString, because Some("hello").toString return “Some(hello)”.

I suggest trying with this syntax:

myForm("sectionType").value.get == SectionType.MAIN_CONTACT_INFO.toString
// or .getOrElse("") to avoid errors

And don’t forget to import SectionType if necessary (ie. if this class is not in the models package)