First IF statement is working good while the next ones are not anymore

Question

The first IF statement is really working good and the other IF statements that follow do not work. When I click the button nothing happens.

 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    If TextBox1.Text.Trim = "What is your name?" Then
        Label1.Text = "Hi there kid! I will tell you later!"
        Return
        If TextBox1.Text.Trim = "What is your age?" Then
            Label1.Text = "I was made in January 31,2014 well that is my birth date!"
            Return



            If TextBox1.Text = "Hi" Then
                Label1.Text = "Hi there also!"

            Else
                Label1.Text = "Do you have anything you want to say other than that?"
            End If
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Your ifs are also nested, it's impossible for TextBox1.Text.Trim to equal "What is your age?" if it's already equal to "What is your name?". — Jesse, Jan 31 '14 at 00:59
You need to add some detail on how you think it should work. — Jesse, Jan 31 '14 at 00:59
@Ken White No sir...that topic does not answer my question :) — TheNewbie, Jan 31 '14 at 01:06
@TheNewbie We really all want to help each other... But for the time being, you should really spend a little bit more time analyzing your code before you post a question. I'm not saying the question is annoying, NOT AT ALL, but to be a good programmer, you must allow yourself to think first before finally giving up if all else fails :) The time you spend thinking, regardless if you get the answer or not, will definitely improve your algorithm skills :) — chris_techno25, Jan 31 '14 at 01:12
It's the same question (My if statement isn't working), with almost the identical same code. I still think it's a duplicate. I also think you should learn to use the debugger, which would help you solve your problems like this yourself. :-) — Ken White, Jan 31 '14 at 01:13
@KenWhite Ok forgive me because I am just a beginner programmer :) Thanks for your concern anyway :) It is identical in a way that it is my starting code and I added new codes which gave me a new dilemma. — TheNewbie, Jan 31 '14 at 01:14
You've posted two questions with almost identical code in less than an hour. Spend some time trying to figure things out yourself before posting here (as I said, start with the debugger - it's great when you're learning, because you can actually solve the problem and learn in the process). — Ken White, Jan 31 '14 at 01:17
@KenWhite Hi Sir, I've posted a question that nobody answered :( Here's the link... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21454519/difference-between-connectioninfo-class-and-crystal-reports-datasourceconnectio Can you please help me on this? Thank you :) — chris_techno25, Jan 31 '14 at 01:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 31 '14 at 01:14

I think you can remove return and use else if for the other if. it should be fine

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    If TextBox1.Text.Trim = "What is your name?" Then
        Label1.Text = "Hi there kid! I will tell you later!"

    else if TextBox1.Text.Trim = "What is your age?" Then
        Label1.Text = "I was made in January 31,2014 well that is my birth date!"

    else if TextBox1.Text = "Hi" Then
        Label1.Text = "Hi there also!"

    Else
        Label1.Text = "Do you have anything you want to say other than that?"

    End If

End Sub

many thanks this code that you gave worked like a charm however i removed the 2 end ifs because it is not necessary :) — TheNewbie, Jan 31 '14 at 01:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '14 at 01:01

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    If TextBox1.Text.Trim = "What is your name?" Then
        Label1.Text = "Hi there kid! I will tell you later!"
    End If
    If TextBox1.Text.Trim = "What is your age?" Then
        Label1.Text = "I was made in January 31,2014 well that is my birth date!"
    End If
    If TextBox1.Text = "Hi" Then
        Label1.Text = "Hi there also!"
    Else
        Label1.Text = "Do you have anything you want to say other than that?"
    End If
End Sub

Try that

instead it shows the else statement instead of the if statement. — TheNewbie, Jan 31 '14 at 01:05

First IF statement is working good while the next ones are not anymore

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