$string.equalsIgnoreCase

This function compares two strings. Returns true if the strings are equal, if not it returns false. The function is not case sensitive, which means comparing strings like "AbC" and "aBC" will return true.

Syntax

$string.equalsIgnoreCase(<stringA>, <stringB>)

stringA	First string to compare.
stringB	Second string to compare.

Template examples

Example 90

Comparing strings (result true)

Template

#set($strA='Hello World!')
#set($strB='hello world!')
Equal?: $string.equalsIgnoreCase($strA, $strB)
Original string: $strA
New string: $strB

Output

Equal?: true
Original string: Hello World!
New string: hello world!

 

Example 91

Comparing strings (result false)

Template

#set($strA='Hello World!')
#set($strB='Hello girls!')
Equal?: $string.equalsIgnoreCase($strA, $strB)
Original string: $strA
New string: $strB

Output

Equal?: false
Original string: Hello World!
New string: Hello girls!

 

Example 92

Comparing strings (result true)

Template

#set($str='Hello World!')
#set($check=$string.equalsIgnoreCase($str, 'Hello world!'))
#if($check)
$str
#else
No match!
#end

Output

Hello World!

 

Example 93

Comparing strings (result false)

Template

#set($str='Hello World!')
#set($check=$string.equalsIgnoreCase($str, 'Hello girls!'))
#if($check)
$str
#else
No match!
#end

Output

No match!