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Compare two string by equals() instead == in java 💡

Use equals() because this method internally checks == plus content equality check. ☑️

[ CODE ]
public class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) {
String s1 = "string";
String s2 = "string";
String s3 = new String("string");
String s4 = s3;
String s5 = "str"+"ing";

System.out.println("s1==s2 :"+(s1==s2));
System.out.println("s1==s3 :"+(s1==s3));
System.out.println(
"s1.equals(s3) :"+s1.equals(s3)
);
System.out.println("s3==s4 :"+(s3==s4));
System.out.println(
"s3.equals(s4) :"+s3.equals(s4)
);
System.out.println("s1==s5 :"+(s1==s5));
System.out.println(
"s1.equals(s5) :"+s1.equals(s5)
);
}
}


[ RESULT ]

s1==s2 :true
s1==s3 :false
s1.equals(s3) :true
s3==s4 :true
s3.equals(s4) :true
s1==s5 :true
s1.equals(s5) :true


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