A riddle

Examine the code and the output. Tell me how this is possible, and why it is so...

rtb is a rich text box
string is a string

rtb.text = string

console.write(rtb.text = string)

produces an output of "false"

If the RTB's MaxLength is smaller than the length of the string, the two strings will not be equal when you compare them in the console.write. :)

If the RTB's MaxLength is smaller than the length of the string, the two strings will not be equal when you compare them in the console.write. :)
Well I was looking for a different answer...but I guess that's true...
Let's pretend that the MaxLength is of sufficient size.

Here's a hint: Is there anyway that the text can change, even ever so slightly, that only a computer, with it's very sensitive comparison techniques will pick up?

wouldn't the RTB text be in a different format than the string? RTB text would be RTB format, String format i assume would be different.


~~Joe

wouldn't the RTB text be in a different format than the string? RTB text would be RTB format, String format i assume would be different.


~~Joe

Well, correct me if I'm wrong...I don't think there is an "RTF format". It's just text with "RTF codes", of which I think can only be set through the 'rtf' property. Otherwise, it's just a regular uncoded string.

unicode/ansi conversion? terminating null?

Well since everybody seems to have given up, the answer is:
If the string contains a carriage return followed by a linefeed, the rtf will only have it as a linefeed.

Therefore the two strings are not equal...

Now...if anybody can tell me why this happens?