Why is my String to String comparison failing?

Question

I have an Android app where I want to check to see if an app name that is installed matches a string passed to the function containing this code. The code and example is bel

Answer 1

Use the String's equals() method instead of the == operator for comparing strings:

info.activityInfo.applicationInfo.loadLabel( pm ).toString().equals(appName)

In Java, one of the most common mistakes newcomers meet is using == to compare Strings. You have to remember, == compares the object references, not the content.