Remove items with only certain lore; hasItemMeta() not working

I'm trying to remove items with a certain lore from player's inventory. But, when I run the 'hasItemMeta()', then it returns false.

I've searched for answers on the forum with no luck, as most methods of removing lore-specific items require the 'hasItemMeta()' check.

I tested this by creating an item with the lore 'test', and had it in my inventory, and the response was 'Test 6', meaning the 'hasItemMeta()' check failed.

Here's my code:

Code:java

    public boolean itemRequirementCheck(Player p, int tier) {
        // Config variables
        int itemChargeAmount = config.getItemChargeAmount(tier);
        //gets item name enum
        String itemChargeEnum = config.getItemChargeEnum(tier);
        //gets inventory server
        PlayerInventory inventory = p.getInventory();
        //gets itemstack
        ItemStack itemStack = new ItemStack(Material.getMaterial(itemChargeEnum), itemChargeAmount);
        //checks if item charge is enabled
        if (itemChargeAmount == 0){
            //returns true if no items are needed to fly
            return true;
        }
        //cehcks if item has enum
        if (config.getItemMetaTag(tier).contains("-1")) {
            //checks if player has item and amount
            if (!inventory.contains(Material.valueOf(itemChargeEnum), itemChargeAmount)) {
                //TODO Remove TEST
                p.sendMessage("Test 1");
                //TEST
                //returns false if player doesn't have items
                return false;
                //if player has item amount and type returns true
            } else {
                //TODO Remove TEST
                p.sendMessage("Test 2");
                //TEST
                //if player has the requested inventory, returns true
                return true;
            }
 
        }else if (itemStack.hasItemMeta()) {
 
            //TODO Remove TEST
            p.sendMessage("Test 3");
            //TEST
 
            //checks player's item stack for exact item lore
            if (itemStack.getItemMeta().getLore().contains(config.getItemMetaTag(tier).toString())) {
 
                //TODO Remove TEST
                p.sendMessage("Test 4");
                //TEST
 
                //returns true
                return true;
 
            } else {
                //TODO Remove TEST
                p.sendMessage("Test 5");
                //TEST
 
                // returns false
                return false;
            }
 
        } else {
 
            //TODO Remove TEST
            p.sendMessage("Test 6");
            //TEST
            //returns false
            return false;
        }
    }
 

Thanks for the help!

Does anyone else have a similar issue with 'hasItemMeta()' not working?

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