两个用户输入不同但程序将它们识别为相同

时间:2017-06-10 07:13:47

标签: java while-loop equals

我正在创建一个程序,稍后将两个文件进行比较。我创建了两个while循环,用于检查用户输入的文件是否是正确的文件类型,有一个有效的途径,并且是普通文件。第一个while循环检查第一个输入文件(称为initialFile),第二个while循环检查第二个输入文件(称为compareFile)。第二个while循环检查还会检查以确保comparefile与initialFile不同。

我正在运行的问题是当我测试第二个while循环检查是否捕获相同的文件类型输入时。如果文件类型错误,没有有效的文件路径,或者文件不是普通文件,但是如果我输入的文件与initialFile相同,那么第二个while循环正确不会结束while循环结束什么时候应该循环。

以下是相关代码:

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.File;
import java.lang.Exception;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;


public class QuickSortAnagram {


  public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);

    String initialInput = " ";

    String compareInput = " ";

    //Check to make sure FIRST user input is the correct file type, is a valid file pathway, and is a normal file

    /*while loop requires user to input a String that ends with ".txt" before
     *the loop will end. This ensures that the user will input a String
     *that represents the correct file type before being allowed to move on.
     The while loop also requires that the user input a filename that has 
     a valid pathway to it and is a normal file or the user will not be allowed to move on*/

    boolean initialWhileLoopEnd = false;

    while(initialWhileLoopEnd == false) {

     System.out.println("Enter initial test file (Please make sure it is in the form 'textfile.txt', that there is a valid pathway to file, and that file is normal or program will not be able to continue): ");
     initialInput = scnr.next();

     File initialFile = new File(initialInput);

     if(initialInput.endsWith(".txt")) {
       if(initialFile.isFile()) {
         initialWhileLoopEnd = true;
       }
       else {
         System.out.println("File does not exist and/or is not a normal file");
       }
      }
     else {
     System.out.println("Invalid file type");
     }
    }

    //initializes file outside of while loop so it can be read later
    File initialFile = new File(initialInput);


    //Check to make sure SECOND user input is the correct file type, is a valid file pathway, is a normal file, and is not the same file name that user used for the FIRST check

    /*while loop requires user to input a String that ends with ".txt" before
     *the loop will end. This ensures that the user will input a String
     *that represents the correct file type before being allowed to move on.
     The while loop also requires that the user input a filename that has 
     a valid pathway to it and is a normal file or the user will not be allowed to move on*/

    boolean compareWhileLoopEnd = false;

     while(compareWhileLoopEnd == false) {

     System.out.println("Enter compare test file (Please make sure it is in the form 'textfile.txt', that there is a valid pathway to file, that file is normal, and that file is not identical to the initial file inputed or program will not be able to continue): ");
     compareInput = scnr.next();

     File compareFile = new File(compareInput);

     if(compareInput.endsWith(".txt")) {
       if(compareFile.isFile()) {
         if(compareFile != initialFile) {
         compareWhileLoopEnd = true;
         }
         else {
           System.out.println("File is identical to the initial file inputed. Please input a different file");
         }
       }
       else {
         System.out.println("File does not exist and/or is not a normal file");
       }
      }
     else {
     System.out.println("Invalid file type");
     }
    }

     File compareFile = new File(compareInput);

    scnr.close();
  } 
}

为什么我的while循环应该循环结束?

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:2)

好吧,看看你的代码:

if (compareFile != initialFile) {
    compareWhileLoopEnd = true;
}

因此,如果第二个File对象与第一个File对象不同(总是大小写),则结束循环。

应该是

if (compareFile.equals(initialFile)) {
     System.out.println("File is identical to the initial file inputed. Please input a different file");    }
else {
    compareWhileLoopEnd = true;
}

请注意,即使使用上述代码,它也不是绝对正确的,因为第一个文件可能是foo.txt而第二个文件可能是../currentDirectory/foo.txt,这不会是平等的虽然它们实际上都引用了文件系统上的相同文件。如果你想了解这些问题,请查看File的javadoc,看看如何获​​取文件的绝对路径。