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how to compare two strings in salesforce

by Russ Harber Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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In apex you can check if two strings are equal with the Equals operator ==, this will return true if both strings are equals and false if unequal. To check if two strings are unequal, we can use the Not equals operator !=. This will return true if both strings are unequal, false otherwise.

Comparing Strings in apex
In apex you can check if two strings are equal with the Equals operator ==, this will return true if both strings are equals and false if unequal. To check if two strings are unequal, we can use the Not equals operator != . This will return true if both strings are unequal, false otherwise.
Jul 14, 2020

Full Answer

How do you compare 2 strings?

There are three ways to compare strings in Java. The Java equals() method compares two string objects, the equality operator == compares two strings, and the compareTo() method returns the number difference between two strings. String comparison is a crucial part of working with strings in Java.

Can I use == to compare two strings?

You should not use == (equality operator) to compare these strings because they compare the reference of the string, i.e. whether they are the same object or not. On the other hand, equals() method compares whether the value of the strings is equal, and not the object itself.

Which function is used to compare two strings?

strcmp()strcmp() is a C library function used to lexicographically compare two strings.

What does == mean in Apex?

Equality operatorEquality operator. Unlike Java, == in Apex compares object value equality not reference equality, except for user-defined types. Therefore: For sObjects and sObject arrays, == performs a deep check of all sObject field values before returning its result. Likewise for collections and built-in Apex objects.

What is difference between == equals () and compareTo () method?

equals() checks if two objects are the same or not and returns a boolean. compareTo() (from interface Comparable) returns an integer. It checks which of the two objects is "less than", "equal to" or "greater than" the other.

How do I check if two strings have the same characters?

Turn each string into a char[], sort that array, then compare the two. No, if we were removing duplicates then "aab, bba" would return true and it's specified as returning false. Arrays. equals , not equal .

Can the IF function be used in comparing strings?

No. "if" command can only be used to compare numerical values and single character values. For comparing string values, there is another function called strcmp that deals specifically with strings.

What will strcmp () function do?

strcmp compares two character strings ( str1 and str2 ) using the standard EBCDIC collating sequence. The return value has the same relationship to 0 as str1 has to str2 . If two strings are equal up to the point at which one terminates (that is, contains a null character), the longer string is considered greater.

What is the difference between strcmp and Strncmp?

strcmp compares both the strings till null-character of either string comes whereas strncmp compares at most num characters of both strings.

What does != Mean in Salesforce?

the Not Equals operator!= is listed as the inequality operator in the Understanding Expression Operators documentation for Apex. != is listed as the Not Equals operator in the SOQL Comparison Operators. Both are listed in the Formula Operators.

How do you check if two strings are equal in apex?

Comparing Strings in apex In apex you can check if two strings are equal with the Equals operator ==, this will return true if both strings are equals and false if unequal. To check if two strings are unequal, we can use the Not equals operator != . This will return true if both strings are unequal, false otherwise.

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