Comparing Node References

[cedorfm]

Hello,

I'm comparing two node references (children[x] and childByNamePath) using the equality operator. When I print the two node references they are an exact match.

   

for (var i = 0; i < container.children.length; i++)
   {
      if (container.children[0] == nodeEnglish)
      {
         nodeContent = nodeEnglish.content;
      }
      else
      {
         nodeContent = "Criteria not met.";
      }
   }
   model.text = nodeContent;‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

The result of the script is always "Criteria not met.", when it should be returning the contents of the document.
Technically this SHOULD be possible.  :? 

Thanks in advance for your help.

Matt

[mikeh]

Make sure you're comparing two strings and not two different types.

Use either String(…) or …toString()

Thanks,
Mike

[cedorfm]

I knew I was comparing different datatypes, which is why I used toString() on both node references, however this did not work. I used String() on just the array type and now it works fine!  , even though the output is now different when comparing the two. Wierd but it works!

Thanks again Mike for your help.