String Comparison Operators

The String comparison operators ==, !=, >, < , >=, <= , and the equals() and equalsIgnoreCase() methods allow you to make alphabetic comparisons between Strings. They're useful for sorting and alphabetizing, among other things.

The operator == and the method equals() perform identically. In other words,

 if (stringOne.equals(stringTwo)) {

is identical to

 if (stringOne ==stringTwo) {

The ">" (greater than) and "<" (less than) operators evaluate strings in alphabetical order, on the first character where the two differ. So, for example "a" < "b" and "1" < "2", but "999" > "1000" because 9 comes after 1.

Caution: String comparison operators can be confusing when you're comparing numeric strings, because the numbers are treated as strings and not as numbers. If you need to compare numbers, compare them as ints, floats, or longs, and not as Strings.

Step 1: What You Need?

1 x Arduino Board ( Arduino UNO R3 used in this tutorial.)
1 x USB Type-B Cable 


Optional 

Arduino Uno R3 Acrylic Transparent Casing

Arduino Compatible UNO Ultimate Starter Kit / Learning Kit

Don't have components? Don't worry. Just click the component's name. 

Step 2: Build Your Circuit.

There is no circuit for this example, though your board must be connected to your computer via USB and the serial monitor window of the Arduino Software (IDE) should be open.

Step 3: Upload The Code.

1. Select the Arduino board type: Select Tools >> Board >> Select your correct Arduino board used.

2. Find the port number by accessing device manager on Windows. See the section Port (COM&LPT) and look for an open port named "Arduino Uno (COMxx)". If you are using a different board, you will find a name accordingly. What matters is the xx in COMxx part. In my case, it's COM3. So my port number is 3.

Select the right port: Tools >> Port >> Select the port number.

3. You can find this code in the example of Arduino IDE.

Select File >> Examples >> 08. Strings >> StringComparisonOperators

Click press the "upload" button (see the button with right arrow mark).

Download:

Arduino IDE

Sources:https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringComparisonOperators

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