Question

I have this code in my .jsp file:

<%= formBean.getMonth() == "default" %>

I print the value first to make sure it equals to “default”:

<%= formBean.getMonth() %>

and it does, but when I compare it to “default” as I do above it prints false. I am puzzled what
could the problem be.

Thanks

Answer 1

Use equals() method to compare the String values as below::

   <%= formBean.getMonth().equals("default") %>

== will compare the object instances and return false in your case as the String object instances are not the same.