How to compare a CharSequence to a String - Android

Question

I have a class that places a text into an arrayList. Then it makes all the variables into CharSequences, when I try to compare the variables to a String such as == "test"; it doesn't work here is my code that I use to get the variables

class Item {
            String descs;

            public Item (String descs){

                 this.descs = descs;

                 }


            public CharSequence getDescs() {
                return descs;
            }
        }

This is the code that compares it to the String

 if(p.getDescs().toString() == "trash"){

          descsView.setVisibility(View.GONE);

                            }

          else{
              descsView.setText(p.getDescs());

                            }

I know for a fact that p.getDescs() is equal to trash because when it sets the text for descsView it is set to trash. SO why doesn't the first if statement work?

Answer 1

Use .equals or .equalsIgnoreCase to compare strings

     if(p.getDescs().toString().equals("trash"))

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