[SOLVED] Comparing two signs

Hey there,
I have a problem by checking if a sign equals another.
My code is something like that:

Code:java

if (signA == signB) {
     // do something
} else {
     System.out.println("Sign A: " + signA);
     System.out.println("Sign B: " + signB);
}

The System prints out this on testing it:

Code:

18:36:17 [INFORMATION] Sign A: org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftSign@d499c9ec
18:36:17 [INFORMATION] Sign B: org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftSign@d499c9ec

But they are the same.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

 

You first have to get the lines of the sign by sign.getLines().
This gives you a String[4].
This is what you can send as Message.

 

Try this:

Code:

String[] sign1 = sign.getLines();

or somethign like that.
Reference: http://jd.bukkit.org/doxygen/db/d26/interfaceorg_1_1bukkit_1_1block_1_1Sign.html

 

That's what I said.

 

yea, we posted the same time ^^

 

lol

 

Thanks. Now it says they are not the same, but the lines are exactly the same.

 

use:

Code:

if(signA.getLines().equals(signB.getLines()) ){}

 

returns false, too.

 

are you sure the two signs are identical?

Maybe you should try with the same sign twice.

 

Try Arrays.equals instead:

Code:

if(Arrays.equals(signA.getLines(), signB.getLines())) { }

 

Now it's working. Thank you!

 

Then please add an [SOLVED] to your title.

thanks

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