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iOS

Posted by Tom Coomer
Tom Coomer
1,331 Points

If statement not finding string

I have a problem with the following code:

myString = myTextField.text;

    for (int i = 0; i < [array1 count]; i++) {

        if (myString == array1[i]) {
            myString = array2[i];
        }
            }

    NSLog(myString);

This does not log anything however if I change "myString" to the code below, it does work. Any ideas?

myString = @"1";

    for (int i = 0; i < [array1 count]; i++) {

        if (myString == array1[i]) {
            myString = array2[i];
        }
            }

    NSLog(myString);

2 Answers

Stephen Goeddel
Stephen Goeddel
11,239 Points

Try using isEqualToString: instead of == for your string comparison.
so: 

if ([myString isEqualToString: array1[i]]) {
Tom Coomer
Tom Coomer
1,331 Points

That worked. It makes the change but once it has made the on the first word in the string however it does not continue to check the others. Do you know why this could be?

Joseph Potts
Joseph Potts
11,187 Points
Joseph Potts
Joseph Potts
11,187 Points

Maybe try changing the NSLog statement to this:

NSLog(@"%@", myString);