Can't pass password validation Android

Question

I just want to check if the given passwords are not equal to each other. So I had made this:

    String password = etPassword.getText().toString().trim();
    String confirmPassword = etConfirmPassword.getText().toString().trim();

    if (password != confirmPassword) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                "Passwords do not match", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                .show();
    }

But somehow it doesn't work. I have logged it when I gave an input value "e" for both passwords.

check this information http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1643067/whats-the-difference-between-equals-and — David Hackro, Nov 25 '15 at 22:03

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:00

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use this equals() method instead of != like this:

if (!password.equals(confirmPassword)) {

With Strings you almost always want to use the equals method. In fact with Objects in general you do.

answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:00

Josh Chappelle

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:01

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You cannot use != , try to compare with .equals()

if (password.equals(confirmPassword) == false) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                "Passwords do not match", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                .show();
    }

answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:01

Ali Hasanzade

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Can't pass password validation Android

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