terminating a while loop with a string

[tkdvipers]

Hi

I am doing my nut and have come to the conclusion that you can't terminate a while loop using a String.

For example

while ( userInput != "end")
{
userInput = dialogbox("Please enter your choice")
}

Obviously the above code is just an example, however I am trying to get my code to put each input by the user into a set.

I can compile the code and get the input from the user but when I input the string I have defined to terminate the loop, it just adds the input to the set. Do I have to format the string in a certain way??

Thanks in advance to any help given.

[JavaBean]

You question is not clear. You would better paste your actual code here and describe it there.

Based on what you said here, i think you are comparing the string wrongly. A string variable is an object and you can't compare it with equals operator. You need to use equals method of it. (e.g. if (myString.equal("another string")))

[tkdvipers]

Apologies for my question not being clear.

Your answer helped a lot as I was trying to compare a user input from a request box to a string as you would with a primitive type, forgetting about strings being objects.

The fact that I want each input to go into a set is not the issue, the issue is getting the while loop to terminate when the user enters *.

JavaBean I am much obliged to you, many many thanks.

[JavaBean]

No problem. I am happy to be able to help.