How to return a boolean method in java?

Question

I need help on how to return a boolean method in java. This is the sample code:

public boolean verifyPwd(){         if (!(pword.equals(pwdRetypePwd.getText()))){                   txtaError.setEditable(true);                   txtaError.setText("*Password didn't match!");                   txtaError.setForeground(Color.red);                   txtaError.setEditable(false);            }         else {             addNewUser();         }         return //what? } 

I want the verifyPwd() to return a value on either true or false whenever I want to call that method. I want to call that method like this:

if (verifyPwd()==true){     //do task } else {     //do task } 

How to set the value for that method?

Answer 1

You're allowed to have more than one return statement, so it's legal to write

if (some_condition) {   return true; } return false; 

It's also unnecessary to compare boolean values to true or false, so you can write

if (verifyPwd())  {   // do_task } 

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Edit: Sometimes you can't return early because there's more work to be done. In that case you can declare a boolean variable and set it appropriately inside the conditional blocks.

boolean success = true;  if (some_condition) {   // Handle the condition.   success = false; } else if (some_other_condition) {   // Handle the other condition.   success = false; } if (another_condition) {   // Handle the third condition. }  // Do some more critical things.  return success; 

Answer 2

try this:

public boolean verifyPwd(){         if (!(pword.equals(pwdRetypePwd.getText()))){                   txtaError.setEditable(true);                   txtaError.setText("*Password didn't match!");                   txtaError.setForeground(Color.red);                   txtaError.setEditable(false);                   return false;            }         else {             return true;         }          }  if (verifyPwd()==true){     addNewUser(); } else {     // passwords do not match 

System.out.println("password do not match"); }