String comparaison result not consistant : sometime Pass sometime fail

Hi  !

 

I did below  logic in script assertion

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if (actualBankName == expectedBankName){
context.testCase.setPropertyValue("result","Pass")
}
else {
context.testCase.setPropertyValue("result","Fail")
}

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In my   output  file  below , the first row is showing 'Fail' instead of Pass.

 

Question: Is there anyway to "TRIM" string value prior to compare ,to make sur to have exact match ?

I do not understand why  my first row is showing Fail.

Please advise

 

Result	RequestTimeTaken(sec)	ActualBankName	ExpectedBankName	BLZCode
Fail	0.392	Deutsche Bank Ld Brandenburg	Deustche Bank Ld Brandenburg	12070000
Pass	0.233	Raiffeisenbank Hallertau	Raiffeisenbank Hallertau	70169693
Fail	0.219	Landesbank Baden-Württemberg	WGZ Bank	67050000