Problem with an 'if' statement

Question

I am unable to get a match on the 'if' statement shown in the code below (i.e.  if(textAreaContent.text==textAreaText)). However, if I change
private var textAreaText:String="Enter \nhere."
to
private var textAreaText:String="Enter here."
it works.
Clearly, it is related to \n, but how I can make the if-statement work without removing the \n?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" creationComplete="init()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private var textAreaText:String="Enter \nhere."
private function init():void{
    textAreaContent.text=textAreaText
private function passageFocusReceived(event:Event) : void{
    if(textAreaContent.text==textAreaText){
        event.currentTarget.text=""
]]>
</mx:Script>
        <mx:TextArea id="textAreaContent" focusIn="passageFocusReceived(event)" />
</mx:Application>

Answer 1

Trailing white space might be deleted, or different line endings might be injected.  Use String.split() to examine the output.
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Developer
Adobe Systems Inc.
Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui