what is the difference between equals method and ==
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Answer / anilkumar
"==" is used to evaluate whether tht two objects are of same type or not.
Eg: A a1=new A();
A a2=new A();
A a3=a1;
a1==a2 returns false, because a1 reference and a2 reference are not same.
a3==a1 returns true because a3 reference is pointing to a1.
"equals()" compares the contents of objects.
Eg:A a1=new A(10);
A a2=new A(10);
A a4=new A(20);
a1.equals(a2) returns true because both contents are same.
a1.equals(a4) returns false because their contents are different.
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Answer / r ramya
== checks the string value
equals for checking the strinhg object
String s1="hai";
String s2=new String("hai");
sop(s1==s2);//false
sop(s1.equals(s2));//true
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Answer / chanchal verma
== compares the reference values whether they are pointing to the same object or not. equals() method compares the contents of two objects.
Ex.
String s1=new String("chanchal");
String s2=new String("chanchal");
System.out.println(s1==s2);// prints false
System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));
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Answer / ramanareddy333
equal method compare the the content of the strings,where
as == compares the referance variables .
for example
string s1 = 'ramana'
string s2= ' ramana'
if(s1==s2)
s.o.p("s1, s2 are same");
else
s.o.p(" s1, s2 are not same");
ans = s1,s2 are not same because == compares the referance
variables.
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Answer / upendar
== checks wheather two strings are pointing to same location
or not.
equals method checks wheather the strings are same or not
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Answer / leo zhao
Hi Ravi,
a==c----> returns true, only if obj1 c = a.
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Answer / thevendhiran.k
equal method is used to check whether the two strings are
equal(same). exmpl: if the 1st string is 'deva' then it ll
check the 2nd is also 'deva'. whereas = is a assignment
operator used to assign a value to the variable.
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