What is the difference between equals() and == in Java?

  • Equals() method is defined in Object class in Java and used for checking equality of two objects defined by business logic.
  • ''=='' or double equal operator in Java is a binary operator provided by Java programming language and used to compare primitives and objects.
  • public boolean equals(Object o) is the method provided by the Object class.
  • The default implementation uses == operator to compare two objects.
  • For example: method can be overridden like String class. equals() method is used to compare the values of two objects.
  • Equals() method is defined in Object class in Java and used for checking equality of two objects defined by business logic.
  • ”==” or double equal operator in Java is a binary operator provided by Java programming language and used to compare primitives and objects.
  • public boolean equals(Object o) is the method provided by the Object class.
  • The default implementation uses == operator to compare two objects.
  • For example: method can be overridden like String class. equals() method is used to compare the values of two objects.
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