How do I compare two string values?

I have two string variables and I want to compare them, how do I do this?
I've been trying something like this (I have to use slice for my real code).


Simplified Javascript Code:

str1 = 'Hello World';
var1 = str1.slice(0,5);
var2 = 'peaches';
if(var1 != var2)
{
  //execute some code
}

Code (markup):

Thanks!

~imozeb

 

You have written right code. And what doesn't work in the code?

 

Well... my code is slightly more complicated. About 200 lines of functions but the main problem is as stated above. It looks more like this.

Javascript Code:

check1 = function()
{
  var2 = var1;
  if(var1 != var2)
  {
    //execute some code
  }
}
getcode = function()
{
   str1 = xmlhttpget.responseText;  //Could be about any 20 letter char plus 2 spaces (Hello World  )
//delete 2 spaces
   var1 = str1.slice(0,5-2);
}

Code (markup):

I checked the lengthes and they are the same, I also checked the output and it looks the same but when I compare them it does not work.

Thanks!

If it still works for you tell me and I'll try to show you the full code.

~imozeb

 

But if var2 = var1;, how can this work

if(var1 != var2)
{
//execute some code
}
??

I don't understand you.

 

Oh! Sorry, I was busy when I wrote that. This is what the code should look like:

Javascript code:

//name can be anything (it is an input text box)
getname = function()
{
   check1('world')
}
check1 = function(name)
{
//get input name
  var2 = name;
//make sure name does not equal to the response text
  if(var1 != var2)
  {
    //if so execute some code
  }
}
//get responseText
getcode = function()
{
   str1 = xmlhttpget.responseText;  //Could be about any 20 letter char plus 2 spaces (Hello World  )
//delete 2 spaces
   var1 = str1.slice(0,5-2);
}

Code (markup):

 

And what doesn't work in this code? Alert the values of var1 and var2 before if(var1 != var2).

 

I thought I tried that debug along with the .length debug to check for spaces but for some reason when I tried it again this time I found the error. There was a hidden space before one of the texts and the ending letter of one of the texts was chopped off.

Thanks!

~imozeb