# If statements broken

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statements-broken/299373>\
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**Created:** [November 4, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statements-broken/299373 "2009-11-04T02:59:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justifun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Justifun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Justifun)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statements-broken/299373/1 "2009-11-04T02:59:37Z")

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I’m having some problems with a if statement withing part of a function i have loading up some xml data.

```auto
	var runningstatus= xmlDoc_xml.firstChild.childNodes[1];
	trace(runningstatus);
	if (runningstatus = "<paused>True</paused>") {
		trace("HELLO");
	}
	if (runningstatus = "<paused>False</paused>") {
		trace("Goodbye");
	}

```

the problem is both if statements are firing off  
so in the output i get

\<paused\>True\</paused\>  
HELLO  
Goodbye

why is it true for both statements?