Re: newbe question about Sting Comparison
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- Subject: [mg107053] Re: newbe question about Sting Comparison
- From: "Biff. Bartolemew" <harrytuttle777 at mac.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:14:56 -0500 (EST)
- References: <hk3nsk$alp$1@smc.vnet.net>
Thanks Everybody! That did the trick. Now I understand the difference
between Strings and expressions a little bit better
-Regards
-Biff
Biff. Bartolemew wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I hope someone can help me out, and not laugh to hard at my stupidity,
> but, I am trying write a little program
>
>
> playAGame[] := Module[
> {car},
> ans = Input["Would you like to play a game"];
> Print[ans];
> If[ans == "yes", Print["you answered yes"],
> Print["you did not answer yes"]
> ];
> If[5 == 5, Print["You suck"], Print["You Rock"]];
>
> ]
>
> The first If statement does not seem to be evaluated.
>
> Yet, if I type:
> "yes"=="yes", I get the answer I am looking for.
>
> It seems like the string comparison is acting different in the middle of
> the If statement. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
>
>
> -Thanks
>