Jenkins Unable to Match Two Identical Strings

Question

I have a config file that's in YAML format, which includes this relevant portion:

project:
  protectedBranches:
    - master
    - develop
    - feature/something

In my Jenkinsfile, the YAML file is loaded via: config = readYaml('config.yml').

I also have env.GIT_BRANCH = env.gitlabSourceBranch which results in env.GIT_BRANCH containing the value origin/feature/something

The config.project.protectedBranches is of type ArrayList()

I am attempting to do something based on whether env.GIT_BRANCH exists in the config.project.protectedBranches, but none of the following have worked.

def shortBranch = env.GIT_BRANCH
shortBranch = shortBranch.minus("origin/")
// shortBranch now has a value of feature/something
if(shortBranch in config.project.protectedBranches) // returns false

Also...

config.project.protectedBranches.each{ branch ->
    echo "Does branch match shortBranch? ${branch.equals(shortBranch)}" // returns false
    echo "Does branch match shortBranch? ${branch == shortBranch}" // also returns false
}

Both branch and shortBranch are of type String. Why on Earth can I not compare these strings?

The issue only occurs when the branch string contains a forward-slash, e.g, feature/something. Additionally, someone asked if I've verified the type of each, and yes I have. Both shortBrancg.getClass() and branch.getClass() return type java.lang.String.

Jenkins Unable to Match Two Identical Strings

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