It doesn't work:-
if(keyval.Value == "menu") // false
but this works:-
if(keyval.Value.ToString() == "menu") // true
what is the difference between these two.
why the first condition isn't working?
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Rahul Singh
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7What do you mean by _not works_? You get any compiler time error? What is the type of `Value`? Please be more specific about your problem. – Soner Gönül Sep 07 '15 at 11:06
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1possible duplicate of [C# difference between \`==\` and .Equals()](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/814878/c-sharp-difference-between-and-equals) – Micke Sep 07 '15 at 11:07
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condition false but keyval.Value is "menu" – Appu Sep 07 '15 at 11:08
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is `Value` a string? – Sayse Sep 07 '15 at 11:08
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yes keyval.Value = "menu" – Appu Sep 07 '15 at 11:09
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1prakash, that isn't what I asked, what *type* is `Value` – Sayse Sep 07 '15 at 11:10
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Presumably, keyval.Value has a type of object. That means that instead of comparing the two strings by value, you are comparing them by reference - and it's perfectly valid for two strings with the same value to be a different instance.
The proper way to do the comparison would be
if((string)keyval.Value == "menu")
if the values are always strings. Or just avoid storing strings as objects :)
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