Comparing EditText with EditText values

Question

Does anyone know what's wrong with my code, I'm trying to compare the input in my edit text field to ensure their equal value before it creates an account.

     //compare the fields contents
    if(editTextPassword.equals(editTextReEnterPassword)) {
        //they are equal
        //Creating a new user
        firebaseAuth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
                .addOnCompleteListener(this, new OnCompleteListener<AuthResult>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<AuthResult> task) {
                        if (task.isSuccessful()){
                            finish();
                            startActivity(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Home.class));
                        } else{
                            Toast.makeText(Register.this, "Could not register... please try again", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    }
                });
    }else {//they are not equal
        Toast.makeText(Register.this, "Passwords do not match... please try again", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

Are `editTextPassword` and `editTextReEnterPassword` the names of your editText? — Einzig7, Jul 18 '18 at 16:22

letsCode · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-22T17:07:39.633

2

You have to get the text value of the edit text.

So, really, you can not do editText.equals()

You would do something like this..

String editTextPasswordString = editTextPassword.getText().toString().trim();
String editTextReEnterPasswordString = editTextReEnterPassword.getText().toString().trim();

if(editTextPasswordString.equals(editTextReEnterPasswordString)) {
    //code
}

edited Jul 22 '18 at 17:07

answered Jul 18 '18 at 16:22

letsCode

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Thanks for offering your help but when I tried your solution, and run the app it's fine until I create a new account now then the app crash. – Caleb Lee Jul 19 '18 at 07:03
can you please post the crash log in your original post? thats the only way we can help. – letsCode Jul 19 '18 at 12:18
No worries I added .trim to String editTextPasswordString = editTextPassword.getText().toString(); and it worked! – Caleb Lee Jul 22 '18 at 16:25
.trim() removes the empty space at the end. @CalebLee – letsCode Jul 22 '18 at 17:07

Nessie · Answer 2 · 2018-07-18T16:47:39.070

First you need to get the value from EditText using the method getText().toString(), like this:

String newPassword= editTextReEnterPassword.getText().toString();

For more information about the method, please check the follow link: Get Value of EditText

After that, you need to compare the previous string editTextPassword with the new one created, which is the result of the method getText(), editTextReEnterPassword.

So your final code, should be like this:

String newPassword = editTextReEnterPassword.getText().toString();
String atualPassword = editTextPassword.getText().toString();

if(atualPassword.equals(newPassword))
{
    ...
}
else 
{
    ...
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '18 at 16:22

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Try:

if(editTextPassword.getText().toString().equals(editTextReEnterPassword.getText().toString()))

EditText is not a String

answered Jul 18 '18 at 16:22

Thanks for offering your help but when I tried your solution, and run the app it's fine until I create a new account now then the app crash. – Caleb Lee Jul 19 '18 at 07:04
This is a different problem. Edit your code with the necessary changes that the answers provided for the EditText comparison problem and present a new question for your current problem. – Jul 19 '18 at 07:10

Comparing EditText with EditText values

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