Comparing excel value with console output using selenium web driver - excel

Question

I am storing excel values in 1st array and console output values in 2nd array. Then I am comparing excel value with console output one by one .I have debug code and it stores value proper in arrays. But it always print "FALSE" even if value matches true.
My latest code is given below :
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
driver.get("https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=1YaGVMutHcXN8gf39ID4Aw&gws_rd=ssl#q=what+is+software+testing");
java.util.List<WebElement> links = driver.findElements(By.tagName("h3"));
int sizecount = links.size();
System.out.println(sizecount);
//READING DATA FROM EXCEL FROM 1ST COLUMN
FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream("D:\\sel.xls");
int count=0;
HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(input);
HSSFSheet sh = wb.getSheet("sheet1");
String exceldata[] = new String[20];
for (int i=0;i<=sh.getLastRowNum();i++)
{
HSSFRow row = sh.getRow(i);
exceldata[i]= row.getCell(count).toString();
System.out.println(exceldata[i]);
}
String linkdata[] = new String[20];
for(int j=1;j<=links.size()-1;j++)
{
linkdata[j] = links.get(j).getText();
System.out.println(linkdata[j]);
}
for(int k=0;k<links.size()-1;k++)
{
if(exceldata==linkdata)
{
System.out.println("TRUE");
}
else
{
System.out.println("FALSE");
}
}
driver.close();
}
}
Note : I have tried with operator == and .equals both.

Answer 1

I've told you few issues in your program, you can modify your program according to that.
Issue 1
When you are storing the value in exceldata and linkdata array, you are taking different index, exceldata array is storing value from index 0 and linkdata is storing value from index 1, so you need to modify your program something like below:
for(int k=0;k<links.size()-1;k++){
if(exceldata[k].trim().equals(linkdata[k+1].trim())){
System.out.println("TRUE");
}else{
System.out.println("FALSE");
}
}
There was one more issue, I've already told you.
You are good to go now.