Java conditional statement not working as expected

Question

I'm trying to override getItemViewType and return a different view type for my footer, but integer comparison is failing within the function:

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This image shows a debug session where the input position is 21 and the the private List mValues has a size of 21, however when I pushed "step over" the conditional code is skipped.

If both integers are equal, why does position == mValues.size() return false?

I cleaned and rebuilt my project before running.

UPDATE:

It works when the integers are hardcoded:

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but not when I use the input parameter:

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UPDATE

I added a Log statement as the first line of the function

Log.e("MYAPP", "position: " + position + ", evaluates: " + (position == 21));

and in my monitor I see: position: 21, evaluates: true

However, my breakpoint at return FOOTER_VIEW; is never called and none of the functions related to the footer view are ever called.

UPDATE:

Heres the full Adaptor: https://gist.github.com/fergusom/79c6d5d9b1fd5e8348949d114a0159d5

Note that I updated the code to compute a boolean first, but it still fails even though the boolean prints out true in the logs

• Anonymous: What type is mValues (runtime type)? Did you try stepping into mValues.size()? Can you verify that it returns 21?
• Cbas: If I replace mValues.size() with 21, it still fails, added a picture that shows this
• Neerajlal K: Don't trust the debugger! Put logs statements inside and outside the if.
• Rediska: The debugger may highlight the wrong line because of code optimizations.
• Shahid: what is mValues actually?

Answer 1

Give the jvm no chance:

if(new Integer(position).equals(new Integer(mValues.size()))

If the Integer constructor fails you'll know what the values were in the exception

• Cbas: I tried going one step further and creating a boolean to use in the conditional and it still failed even when the boolean prints out true in a log. check out the full gist in the last update
• David Kühner: Wait what? You printed a boolean variable, gives you true and it doesn't goes in the if statement?
• Cbas: yes. seems to have been a glitch on my device. I restarted my phone and its working now

Answer 2

I restarted my phone and it started working...

• mbmc: that was entertaining :)