Help writing first script. Cant make 'closest' method work

[R I F T]

I'm trying to write my first script (classic chicken killer) and somewhat following Explvs Scripting 101 concepts. I'm trying to make a filter to then get the closest and attack that chicken. Here's my code:

package core;
import org.osbot.rs07.api.filter.Filter;
import org.osbot.rs07.api.map.Area;
import org.osbot.rs07.api.model.Entity;
import org.osbot.rs07.script.Script;

import org.osbot.rs07.script.ScriptManifest;

import java.awt.*;

@ScriptManifest(name = "RIFTChickens", author = "R I F T", version = 1.0, info = "", logo = "") 

public class RIFTChickens extends Script {
	
	private final Area chickenCoop = new Area(3225, 3295, 3236, 3301);
	private final Area yardArea = new Area(3236, 3293, 3231, 3288);
	
	public Filter<Entity> chickenFilter = new Filter<Entity>() {
	    @Override
	    public boolean match(final Entity entity) {
	        return entity.getName() == "Chicken" && (chickenCoop.contains(entity) || yardArea.contains(entity));
	    }
	};
	
    @Override
    public void onStart() {
        //Code here will execute before the loop is started
    }

    @Override
    public void onExit() {
        //Code here will execute after the script ends
    }

    @Override
    public int onLoop() {
    	
    	if (!isAttacking()) {
    		Entity targetChicken = getNpcs().closest(chickenFilter);
        	
        	if (targetChicken != null) {
        		targetChicken.interact("Attack");
        	}
    	}
    	
        return random(300, 400); //The amount of time in milliseconds before the loop starts over
    }

    @Override
    public void onPaint(Graphics2D g) {
        //This is where you will put your code for paint(s)
    }
    
    private boolean isAttacking() {
    	return myPlayer().isMoving() || myPlayer().isAnimating() || myPlayer().isUnderAttack();
    }

}

The error that I am getting is...

The method closest(String...) in the type EntityAPI<NPC> is not applicable for the arguments (Filter<Entity>)

... which happens on this line ...

Entity targetChicken = getNpcs().closest(chickenFilter);

I've been playing around with it for about 45 minutes but I can't seem to solve it. Any ideas?

 

EDIT:

Solved my problem. Changed this...

public Filter<Entity> chickenFilter = new Filter<Entity>() {
	    @Override
	    public boolean match(final Entity entity) {
	        return entity.getName() == "Chicken" && (chickenCoop.contains(entity) || yardArea.contains(entity));
	    }
	};

...to...

public Filter<NPC> chickenFilter = new Filter<NPC>() {
	    @Override
	    public boolean match(final NPC entity) {
	        return entity.getName().startsWith("Chicken") && (chickenCoop.contains(entity) || yardArea.contains(entity));
	    }
	};

Still have the question as to why Explv could do it the original way, so if anyone knows please let me know (new to Java).

Edited November 25, 2018 by R I F T
Solved issue

[Explv]

1 hour ago, R I F T said:

 

 entity.getName() == "Chicken"

 

If you want to compare String values, you should use .equals()
 

entity.getName().equals("Chicken")

== Compares Object references, not values

[R I F T]

57 minutes ago, Explv said:

If you want to compare String values, you should use .equals()
 

entity.getName().equals("Chicken")

== Compares Object references, not values

Aha... I'd just changed it to use a workaround checking if the entity.getName starts with "Chicken". I'll remove that now.

 

Thanks for that