in that case it makes no sense to remember it as a string, like i suggested last time.
String thisOne = "";
String thisName = "";
int thisAge=0;
void displayinformation(){
if (selection.equals("1")) {
//thisOne = information("John", 30);
thisName="John";
thisAge=30;
}
if (selection.equals("2")) {
// thisOne = information("Melanie", 40);
thisName="Melanie";
thisAge=40;
}
}
//....
thisOne = information(thisName,thisAge);
myMessage.add(thisOne);
//... draw
if ( thisAge > 40 ) { .. }