what is the difference between equals method and ==
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Answer / subrahmanyam
== is userd to compare both are of same type
equals is used to compare both are of same contents
EX:
String s1="raju";
String s2=new String("raju");
if(s1.equals(s2))
System.out.println(" if(s1.equals(s2)"); //true
if(s1==s2)
System.out.println(" s1==s2"); //false
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 62 Yes | 14 No |
Answer / sandeep arora
== checks the reference value, that the reference are of
same object or not.
equals method check two strings are same or not
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 26 Yes | 7 No |
Answer / y.v.v.d.ravikanth
equals() method is from Object Class.So this is the method
to check the equality between two objects.This method
implements the equalence relation.
ex obj1 o1 = "ravi";
obj2 o2 = "ravi";
o1.equals(o2) ;// returns true.
== Operator. no doubt this is the operator. It can be used
in two ways
1:To compare the values of primitive variables.
2.To compare the object refference variables.
it returns true if refference variable reffering to the
same object.
ex obj1 a
obj2 b
obj1 c
a==c----> returns true.
a==b----> returns false.
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Answer / ravikiran
equals will compare two objects,== will compare whether two
reference variables refer to same object or not
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The Object class equals method refers address comparision.
Person p=new Person();
Person p1=new Person();
if(p.equals(p1){
//is always false.
}
the string class equals method refers content comparision
String p=new String ("java");
String p1=new String ("java");
if(p.equals(p1){
//is always true.
}
Dn't get confusion
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / sriragv
equal method also indirectly use == method i.e hashcode
(),there will be no difference b/w equals and == unless
until u override the equal method
Let me know if iam wrong
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / anoop
Normally == using to compare value type. If 2 object is
refering same memmory, it will return true otherwise false
Comparing object , you have to use equals, bz it will
compare all the values in it.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / nagarjuna
equals method check the contents of the objects and returns
the boolean value.
== check the objects references
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / devarathnam c,kotagudibanda(po
Hi...
"equals()" method always compares the content of an
object,but "==" operator compares the memory locations
(references).
eg: String s1="KOTAGUDIBANDA";
Where "s1" is a reference and "KOTAGUDIBANDA"is a content.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 6 No |
Answer / suganthi
equals method will compare two strings where two strings are
equal or not but == method will compare reference variables.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 4 Yes | 4 No |
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