Why won't this work? Comparing hashmap value to a name

Code:

                if(
                        Sombies.betaZombies.containsValue(damager.getName()) == true || 
                        damager.getName() == Sombies.alphaZombie && 
                        Sombies.betaZombies.get(damaged.getName()) == null && 
                        Sombies.alphaZombie.equalsIgnoreCase(damaged.getName())) {

Also, "Sombies.alphaZombie.equalsIgnoreCase(damaged.getName())" refuses to work aswell..
Any ideas?


Here's my variables in Sombies.java (main class):

Code:

 public static boolean isSombiesEnabled = false;
    public static String alphaZombie = null;
    public static String[] messages = {    "ate his brains and gained his knowledge", 
                                        "ate him for breakfast", 
                                        "took him out for a nice seafood dinner... then ate him",
                                        "had a nice brain casserole"};
    public static HashMap<String, String> betaZombies = new HashMap<String, String>();
    public final CommandHandler commandhandler = new CommandHandler(this);
    public final PlayerListener playerlistener = new PlayerListener();
    public final EntityListener entitylistener = new EntityListener();

 

This line : damager.getName() == Sombies.alphaZombie
Might be the problem, try use .equals /.equalsIgnoreCase?

 

Nope.
The problem is, a zombie can infect another zombie. They should not be able to infect people who are already infected

 

hmm so if I am reading this correctly:

Code:

Sombies.betaZombies.containsValue(damager.getName()) == true  ||  <-- attacker must be a zombie [B]OR[/B]
damager.getName() == Sombies.alphaZombie &&  <--Not too sure what this line checks [B]AND[/B]
Sombies.betaZombies.get(damaged.getName()) == null &&  <--attacked player is not a zombie [B]AND[/B]
Sombies.alphaZombie.equalsIgnoreCase(damaged.getName()) <--attacked player is an alpha 

now, assuming zombies cannot attack zombies of any type (alpha or beta), the if statement should be this

Code:

if(
!Sombies.betaZombies.containsValue(damaged.getName()) && <-- attacked is not an beta zombie [B]AND[/B]
!Sombies.alphaZombies.containsValue(damaged.getName()) && <--  attacked  is not an alpha zombie [B]AND[/B]
(
Sombies.betaZombies.containsValue(damager.getName()) || <-- attacker is a beta zombie [B]OR[/B]
Sombies.alphaZombies.containsValue(damager.getName())  <--  attacker is a alpha zombie
 
)
){...code goes here

 

alphaZombies is not a hashmap, so I'll just change it to .equalsIgnoreCase then?

 

yeah