string encoding

[Danil Gazizov]

I'm confused of how to compare string const with variable.
Look at this simple example where keyboard input compares with const string.
I suggest this is encoding problem. Please, tell me what should be done to exit process ?
File encoding is utf8

process.stdin.setEncoding();//default is utf-8

process.stdin.resume();

process.stdin.on("data", function(text) {

               
//shows entered length=6

console.log('entered length=' + text.length); 

//shows compare length=4

console.log('compare length=' + 'exit'.length);

if (text == 'exit'){
 //never works

console.log('matched!');

}

});

[mscdex]

On Aug 2, 9:15 am, Danil Gazizov <danil.gazi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm confused of how to compare string const with variable.
> Look at this simple example where keyboard input compares with const string.
> I suggest this is encoding problem. Please, tell me what should be done to
> exit process ?

What is the output of `console.dir(text);` ?

[Dan Milon]

for me, text is "exit\n"
I guess you are on windows, so text is "exit\r\n"

The readline module might help you.

On 08/02/2012 04:15 PM, Danil Gazizov wrote:
> I'm confused of how to compare string const with variable.
> Look at this simple example where keyboard input compares with const
> string.
> I suggest this is encoding problem. Please, tell me what should be
> done to exit process ?
> File encoding is utf8
>
> process.stdin.setEncoding();//default is utf-8
> process.stdin.resume();
> process.stdin.on("data", function(text) {
>

> //shows entered length=*6*

> console.log('entered length=' + text.length);
>

> //shows compare length=*4*

> console.log('compare length=' + 'exit'.length);
>
> if (text == 'exit'){
> //never works
> console.log('matched!');
> }
> });
>

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[Dominic Tarr]

try removing whitespace from the ends

text = text.trim()

[Dominic Tarr]

try removing whitespace from the ends

text = text.trim()

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Dan Milon <danm...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Danil Gazizov]

Oh.. things are more simple than I supposed! 

Thank's, Dan! You saved my brain 

четверг, 2 августа 2012 г., 17:24:57 UTC+4 пользователь Dan Milon написал:

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[Danil Gazizov]

Thank's Dominic! It works!

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