i'm so confused

[Carat1]

why doesn't this work? textBox4->Text never wants to equal "test"

	private: System::Void MyForm_Load(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
		textBox3->Text = "abc";
	}
	private: System::Void timer1_Tick(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
		String^ MyString = gcnew String(lib->getString().c_str());
		textBox1->Text = MyString;//MyString = abc
		if (textBox1->Text != textBox4->Text)
		{
			timer2->Enabled = true;
		}
	}
	private: System::Void timer2_Tick(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {
		textBox1->Text = textBox2->Text;
		if (textBox2->Text == textBox3->Text)
		{
			textBox4->Text = "test";
		}
	}

[helios]

Are you sure != is comparing object values and not object identities? That is, is it comparing if the operands are two equivalent strings, or if they are the same string object?

[Carat1]

well it doesn't matter. i know timer2->Enabled comes out true because textBox1->Text sends its value to textBox2->Text
then if (textBox2->Text == textBox3->Text)
{
textBox4->Text = "test";
}
textBox4->Text isn't equaling to "test" for some reason

[Carat1]

oh wait i just double checked you're right it is the !=
i'm comparing if they are equivalent strings

[Carat1]

what operator do i put?

[helios]

I believe .NET strings have have a .Compare() method that behaves like strcmp().

[Thomas1965]

You can use == or != to compare .NET strings - unlike Java. You need only String::Compare for case-insensitive comparison.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.string.op_equality(v=vs.110).aspx