help in c sharp

[asif]

i am new with c sharp....
can u please tell me what is wrong here....
try
{
//message = _serialPort.ReadLine();

if (_serialPort.ReadLine()== "asif")
{
_serialPort.WriteLine("asif is there:");
}
else
{
_serialPort.WriteLine("someone is there:");
}

}
catch (TimeoutException) { }
}
it always go to the else part....
i will be thank ful...

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

asif <as**********@gmail.comwrote:

i am new with c sharp....
can u please tell me what is wrong here....
try
{
//message = _serialPort.ReadLine();

if (_serialPort.ReadLine()== "asif")
{
_serialPort.WriteLine("asif is there:");
}
else
{
_serialPort.WriteLine("someone is there:");
}

}
catch (TimeoutException) { }
}
it always go to the else part....
i will be thank ful...

Well, what are you doing that would make you expect it to receive
"asif"? If you uncomment the "message" line, what's the value of
message?

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