public void onMessage( String channel, String sender, String login, String hostname, String message) { @SuppressWarnings("unused") String str = message; if (message.indexOf("!tweet ") != -1) { String status = message.replaceFirst("!tweet ", ""); String finalStatus = StatusUpdate.update(status); if (finalStatus != "") { sendMessage(channel, "Status: " + finalStatus); } else { sendMessage(channel, "Woops! Something went wrong."); } } }