Comparing results from a method using jsp

Question

I want to check if my password check returns a row number of 1.
but I keep recieving this error in my jsp calling page.
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSPC:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat\work\localhost_8080_0002ftest_0002fadetest_0002fdatabase_0002fpassword_0005flogin_0005fform_0002fsubmitPassword_0002ejspsubmitPassword_jsp_1.java:108: No variable stmtInt defined in class java.lang.String.
if (pass.selectPassword().stmtInt.equals(1));
using this tag library
<jsp:useBean id="pass" class="classpath" scope="request">
<jsp:setProperty name="pass" property="*" />
</jsp:useBean>

Answer 1

I saw your other posting.
stmtInt is a local variable of a method. A local variable of a method expires when the method execution is completed.So you cannot do something like
selectPassword().stmtInt
Do the following
1. return int from selectPassword().
like
by doing
public int selectPassword()
instead of
public String selectPassword()
and by doing
return stmtInt
instead of
return "No fo rows found" + stmtInt
2. compare using ==
by doing
if (pass.selectPassword() == 1 );
instead of
if (pass.selectPassword().stmtInt.equals(1));