Your response is not correct. If p is null, then there is no object, so
there is no equals() method to call. You'll get NullPointerException if
you try to execute your example and p is null.
Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: Poornima Visvesvaran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:00 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Simple Problem....
Hi,
instead of if(p!=null),
use
if(!(p.equals(null))
{}
It will work.
Poornima Visvesvaran.
--- "Artigas, Ricardo Y." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe the value of parameter "ID" is spaces.
>
> :^)
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: irene_plj asiamail.com
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> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:57 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Simple Problem....
> >
> > Hi all ,
> >
> > The problem wf the below code(part of my
> servlet)is i always get the "if"
> > condition even if it "p" equals null..
> > Wat could be wrong???
> > This is such a simple problem but i jus cannot get
> the "else" condition
> > when p==null.
> > Anyone any idea why this cannot work??
> > Thks .
> >
> > ******************************************
> > ..
> > ..
> > try
> > {
> > String p=request.getParameter("ID");
> > if(p != null)
> > {
> > String to=p+"@asiamail.com";
> > }
> > else
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> > String to="[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> > }
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> > }
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