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Thanks for the help. It was and error with having variable equal b instead of b equals variable.

user2532973
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  • possible duplicate of [How do I compare strings in Java?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/513832/how-do-i-compare-strings-in-java) – Pshemo Nov 18 '13 at 01:42
  • You should also read [how-to-avoid-java-code-in-jsp-files](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3177733/how-to-avoid-java-code-in-jsp-files) – Pshemo Nov 18 '13 at 01:43
  • Are you sure there isn't any whitespace in there fouling things up? Try `'<%= useranswer[0] %>'` (wrapped in single quotes) to check. – matt Nov 18 '13 at 01:45
  • Tried what you suggested, no whitespaces. – user2532973 Nov 18 '13 at 01:51

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Use if (useranswer[0].equals("b")) instead. equals means the string are same.

But == means they are same object in memory.

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  • did you post your exact code? If you're getting a null pointer exception with that call, that probably means that `useranswer[0]` is null. – matt Nov 18 '13 at 02:01
  • Always use const value first when you compare: `"b".equals(useranswer[0])` That'll prevent NullPointerExceptions. – regulus Nov 18 '13 at 02:05