Scripted fields difference between " and '

Question

Hello

When I write this script in a scripted field

def pliance = getCustomFieldValue("pliance")

log.warn(".."+pliance+"..")
if (pliance.equals("No")){ return 1}
else return 5

pliance is single select drop down. No matter what I select Yes or No, I get value 5

I tried

* if (pliance.equals("No"))
* if (pliance.equals('No'))

Log value shows ..No.. properly as expected.

Couple of questions:

1. What is difference of using " vs ' in the if statement

2. Any idea why it is not retuning 1

Thanks

Abe

AbrahamA · Answer

Hello Nic

Thanks for the response.

If I use .getName it is not working. When I use .getValue() it is working.

It is a bit confusing

def riskCompliance = getCustomFieldValue("pliance")

I thought when I say getCustomFieldValue it will get me value of selected option

So when I say

def pliance = getCustomFieldValue("pliance")  // This is basically getting me a option object which has value "No"

if (pliance.equals('No'))   // Is comparing with Option object, hence always goes to else

if ("No".equals(pliance.getValue())){ return 1}  // It is actually getting me value of option object and hence check passes.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

For Groovy, you can use " and ' interchangeably, as long as you are consistent with each use - "sheep" or 'sheep', but not "sheep' or 'sheep"

Your if statement is not working because the content of a select list field is not a simple string.

When your select list contains "No" for an issue, then pliance.equals('No') is going to be false because the field does not contain "No", it contains an "option" object that represents "No" for you.

The way the option represents something to us is with a "Name", which is a string that the field shows to us on display.  So, you can say

if ("No".equals(pliance.getName())

instead, and that will be then doing a string comparison.  (swap " for ' if you feel like it)