Java String equals

The java string equals() method compares the two given strings based on the content of the string. If any character is not matched, it returns false. If all characters are matched, it returns true.

The String equals() method overrides the equals() method of Object class.

Signature

public boolean equals(Object anotherObject) 

Parameter

anotherObject : another object i.e. compared with this string.

Returns

true if characters of both strings are equal otherwise false.

Overrides

equals() method of java Object class.

Java String equals() method example

public class EqualsExample{  

public static void main(String args[]){  

String s1="javatpoint";  

String s2="javatpoint";  

String s3="JAVATPOINT";  

String s4="python";  

System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));//true because content and case is same  

System.out.println(s1.equals(s3));//false because case is not same  

System.out.println(s1.equals(s4));//false because content is not same  

}} 

Expected Output:

true

false

false