Simple if statement not working

[DuoDuo]

I am using Prototype Ajax.Updater and am trying to read the response text but it doesn't seem to read. Here is a snippet of my code:

function showFormResponse(req)
{
	var response = req.responseText;
	$('message').innerHTML = req.responseText;
	if(response == '1'){
		alert('booh');
	}
}

Now var response is actually holding the exact response text when I printed it out. I don't get why the if statement is not catching the 1 even though it is shooting out that response. I am probably missing something real simple. Thanks in advance.

[sajjad]

Removes quotes
Use this statement if(response == 1) instead of if(response == '1')

[DuoDuo]

Wow can't believe that did it. Thanks. I assumed that when I echo the response out in php as a string then it would come back the same.

[sajjad]

No Problem whatsoever

[DuoDuo]

Sajjad,
How come it doesn't want to match up strings? Why only integers? I've tried matching: "Loading..." both with single quotes and double quotes. The response is exactly the same, but won't go in the if.

[sajjad]

the answer is in ur question find it???????