Difference between == and equals()

[meenakshipuni]

Hi Every One,

Can anyone explain me the difference between equality operator (==) and equals() method.

I am jus trying the following code... please explain me.

String s = new String("abc");
String s1 = new String("abc");

System.out.println("String Equals : "+s==s1); // It returns false
System.out.println("String Equals Opr: "+s.equals(s1));//It return true.


Thanks in advance

[JosAH]

Suppose you and I are pointing to the same, say, television set; the == operator returns true because we're both pointing to one television set. Now, suppose we're both pointing to two different sets. The == operator will return false but the equals( ... ) method might return true if both television sets are the same brand, the same size etc.

kind regards.

Jos

[meenakshipuni]

Thanks for ur valuable explanation...

[ResidentBiscuit]

== for primitive type comparisons
.equals() for object comparisons

[Junky]

That is not 100% true. There are situations where you do want to use == to compare object references.