yeah, I guess String url=(whatever.someThing("hello"));
if valid, though the parens are not necessary.What is the exact compile error? Lance Prais wrote: > If I do use the correct syntax I still get the error. It really bizarre > considering two lines later it the code I am using doc.field with out any > error. > > -----Original Message----- > From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java Servlet > API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erik > Morton > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Endswith() > > Your code snippet: > String url=(doc.field("VdkVgwKey")); > Is not valid syntax. If they the field method returns a string use the > following > code: > String url = doc.field("xxx"); > > Parenthesis have no meaning the way you were using them. > Lance Prais wrote: > > > It seems to be working fine with one exception "doc.field", I have used > this > > through my app with out any problems. Iam getting an "Unable to compile > > class" error. The string "url" is being read from a bif file in verity > which > > contains a string similar to this: > > > > /data/verity/custom-kb/content/solutions/gold/55.0.13769927.2880318.html > > > > This is my code: > > String image=""; > > String url=(doc.field("VdkVgwKey")); > > String file=url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/"), > > url.length()); > > if(file.endsWith(".txt") || file.endsWith(".TXT")) > { > > image="test"; > > } > > > > Anyone see whaere I am going wrong.. Thank you again in advance. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java Servlet > > API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lance > > Prais > > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 4:05 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Endswith() > > > > Thanks > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java Servlet > > API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Erik > > Morton > > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 3:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Endswith() > > > > Yeah, or toUpperCase/toLowerCase. > > > > "Galbreath, Mark" wrote: > > > > > do an equalsIgnoreCase() then.... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Erik Morton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 4:46 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Endswith() > > > > > > If I understand your question correctly, you may want to try this: > > > > > > String url = > > > > > > "/data/verity/custom-kb/content/solutions/gold/55.0.13769927.2880318.html"; > > > String file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/"), url.length()); > > > if(file.endsWith(".html") || file.endsWith(".HTML")) { > > > ///yada yada yada > > > } > > > > > > Now, notice that comparing the last characters of the file string is > > > imprecise, > > > because in theory a url like http://host.com/myFile.HtMl is valid. > > > > > > Lance Prais wrote: > > > > > > > I am new to Programming, Can anyone explain how to use endswith() > > > > > > > > For example I want to check this field to see what the .filetype is: I > > can > > > > not seem to grasp it with this field: > > > > > > > > > > /data/verity/custom-kb/content/solutions/gold/55.0.13769927.2880318.html. > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance > > > > Lance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > > > body > > > > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > > > > > > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > > > > Resources: > http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > > > > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > > > > > > -- > > > Erik I Morton > > > Developer > > > ------------------ > > > CommerceHub > > > http://www.commercehub.com > > > 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