I'm trying to run code based off of a cell being pulled in from my excel sheet. My code runs but then it stops at the if statement. If statement below.
if(data03 == "Checkpoint")
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use `.equals` to compare strings not `==` – Youcef LAIDANI Jul 05 '18 at 17:46
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try `if(data03.equals("Checkpoint"));` – anoopknr Jul 05 '18 at 17:47
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Do you know how debugging Java code works? If not, try to learn that because it will give you more information which you can place in your questions (for example "`data03` has the value 'Checkpoint' but the if body still is not executed"). – Marcus K. Jul 05 '18 at 17:53
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Try :-
if ("Checkpoint".equals(data03)) { }
For String comparisons .equals() function is used in java. Not ==. The == just compares object references. .equals() tests for equality.
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`if ("Checkpoint".equals(data03)) { }` is better as it prevents a possible NullPointerException. – Marcus K. Jul 05 '18 at 17:50
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