Flow Designer "if" condition not working

[TT3]

Please see below "if" condition execution scenario in one of the flow. As you can see, it have been evaluated as false even though the the value matches variable. (Check the runtime value column) I tried with "IS" operator too but it didn't work.

Below screenshot of using "IS" operator:

Any idea why? (note: it was working before I upgraded to Tokyo)

[SARDESAI _S]

I also encountered a similar issue where I was using an IF statement to compare two string field values in a Subflow.

Although both strings appeared identical, the condition consistently evaluated to false.

After exploring multiple threads without a clear solution, I created a Flow Action as a workaround.

Inside the Flow Action, I used a Script step to compare the two string values and returned a boolean result.

I then used this boolean in the main flow's IF condition, which worked as expected.

[scottl]

Imagine having to do that just to test a string! I discovered recently that TRIGGERS for a flow did the same thing, and completely ignored the empty values that it was suppose to skip and ran the flow regardless.  

Personally, anyone using flow designer as a developer without trying to use it as a shell for process and integrations only, I'd question their skill set, and def. would not hire them.  Don't care what direction SN is trying to force, as this new direction has caused more headaches, pollution, and bloated garbage than ever before.