JTextfield, how to verify content in the getText() method

Question

I have a textfield called x.

When the textfield contains " ", I want to do something. If it does not, do something else.

I tried doing

String test = x.getText();
if(test.startsWith(" ")){buttonN.setForeground(Color.GRAY));}
else{buttonN.setForeground(Color.BLACK));}

but it didnt work. any suggestions

Answer 1

(Color.GRAY)) and (Color.BLACK)) end with 2 closing parenthesis, while only one was opened.

String test = x.getText();
if (test.startsWith (" "))
{ 
     buttonN.setForeground (Color.GRAY); 
}
else buttonN.setForeground (Color.BLACK);

Some spaces around parenthesis make the reading more convenient.