# Compare 2 strings values

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-2-strings-values/62475>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** function-node\
**Created:** [10 May 2022 21:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-2-strings-values/62475 "2022-05-10T21:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stergios96](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/stergios96/32/55090_2.png) [@Stergios96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stergios96)\
**Post date:** [10 May 2022 21:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-2-strings-values/62475/1 "2022-05-10T21:03:03Z")

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Hello! i would like to compare 2 scores. Below there is the flow and settings. Is any way to compare strings values? Thanks in advance!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/0/6096fc4d881675fcde217f83656e82f32cc04dc4.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/b/db40be8c42c45c72fb55d3915de75ea9306975a8.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/8/587fb4f3721d940410462e68c1f796516dd9ef9b.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [10 May 2022 21:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-2-strings-values/62475/2 "2022-05-10T21:07:20Z")

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You can't compare strings if they are joined into one.

See [this article in the cookbook](https://cookbook.nodered.org/basic/join-streams) for an example of how to join messages into one object.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2022 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-2-strings-values/62475/4 "2022-07-09T21:14:46Z")

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