How to start an android activity only for a specific user in firebase?

Question

I am using firebase and android along with user authentication.

I want an activity to start only for one specific user with email id - someemail@gmail.com.

my code is:

System.out.println("uid "+auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail());
if(auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail().equals("someemail@gmail.com")){
    Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, AdminActivity.class);
    System.out.println("uid1 "+auth.getCurrentUser().getUid());
    startActivity(intent);
    finish();
}
else {
    Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
    startActivity(intent);
    finish();
}

Even though I log in with someemail@gmail.com, it starts the MainActivity.class instead of AdminActivity.class

System.out.println("uid "+auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail());

prints someemail@gmail.com but it doesn't work in the if condition.

I am new to android and firebase, please help.

to compare a string, try using `auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail().equals("someemail@gmail.com")`, otherwise it compares the reference and not the string itself — Century, Oct 16 '17 at 14:15
Give it a try to TextUtils.equals(auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail(), "youremail@domain.com") — Emre Aktürk, Oct 16 '17 at 14:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 16 '17 at 14:17

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The problem is you are doing string comparison using "=="

if(auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail()=="someemail@gmail.com")

Strings are compared using equals() method

if(auth.getCurrentUser().getEmail().equals("someemail@gmail.com"))

answered Oct 16 '17 at 14:17

kunwar97

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I tried this, but it doesn't work. @kunwar97 – Sanju Oct 16 '17 at 14:20

How to start an android activity only for a specific user in firebase?

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