Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/UserSearchAction.java
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diff -u -r85cc9e91bd65285a42ea0afbb8019f91fe3ceb85 -rab4fe409a7512816b4b7dd8c880f760deded927d
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/UserSearchAction.java	(.../UserSearchAction.java)	(revision 85cc9e91bd65285a42ea0afbb8019f91fe3ceb85)
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/UserSearchAction.java	(.../UserSearchAction.java)	(revision ab4fe409a7512816b4b7dd8c880f760deded927d)
@@ -91,24 +91,24 @@
 		String firstName = ((String)userSearchForm.get("firstName")).trim();
 		String lastName = ((String)userSearchForm.get("lastName")).trim();
 		
-		log.debug("got userId: "+userId);
-		log.debug("got login: "+login);
-		log.debug("got firstName: "+firstName);
-		log.debug("got lastName: "+lastName);
+		log.debug("got userId: '"+userId+"'");
+		log.debug("got login: '"+login+"'");
+		log.debug("got firstName: '"+firstName+"'");
+		log.debug("got lastName: '"+lastName+"'");
 		
 		List userList = new ArrayList();
-		if(userId=="") {
+		if(userId.length()==0) {
 			Map<String, String> stringProperties = new HashMap<String,String>();
-			if(login!="") stringProperties.put("login","%"+login+"%");
-			if(firstName!="") stringProperties.put("firstName","%"+firstName+"%");
-			if(lastName!="") stringProperties.put("lastName","%"+lastName+"%");
+			if(login.length()>0) stringProperties.put("login","%"+login+"%");
+			if(firstName.length()>0) stringProperties.put("firstName","%"+firstName+"%");
+			if(lastName.length()>0) stringProperties.put("lastName","%"+lastName+"%");
 			if(!stringProperties.isEmpty()) userList = getService().searchByStringProperties(User.class,stringProperties);
 		}else{
 			Map<String, Object> objectProperties = new HashMap<String,Object>();
 			objectProperties.put("userId",userId);
-			if(login!="") objectProperties.put("login",login);
-			if(firstName!="") objectProperties.put("firstName",firstName);
-			if(lastName!="") objectProperties.put("lastName",lastName);
+			if(login.length()>0) objectProperties.put("login",login);
+			if(firstName.length()>0) objectProperties.put("firstName",firstName);
+			if(lastName.length()>0) objectProperties.put("lastName",lastName);
 			if(!objectProperties.isEmpty()) userList = getService().findByProperties(User.class,objectProperties);
 		}