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Difference between == and equals() method in Java.

Java 8Object Oriented ProgrammingProgramming

The equals() method compares this string to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a String object that represents the same sequence of characters as this object.

Example

 Live Demo

public class Sample {
   public static void main(String []args) {
      String s1 = "tutorialspoint";
      String s2 = "tutorialspoint";
      String s3 = new String ("Tutorials Point");
      System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));
      System.out.println(s2.equals(s3));
   }
}

Output

true
false

You can also compare two strings using == operator. But, it compares references of the given variables not values.

Example

public class Sample {
   public static void main(String []args) {
      String s1 = "tutorialspoint";
      String s2 = "tutorialspoint";
      String s3 = new String ("Tutorials Point");
      System.out.println(s1 == s2);
      System.out.println(s2 == s3);
   }
}

Output

true
false
raja
Alankritha Ammu
Updated on 26-Feb-2020 06:42:24

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