john hunts que no13

[anu k]

Q. 13
Which of the following return true?
A."john" == "john"
B."john".equals("john")
C."john" = "john"
D."john".equals(new Button("john"))
Select all correct answers.
answer:A
i answered A, B,D.Can anyone verify me
Thanks

[leena rane]

I feel it is a,b

[Jane Griscti]

Hi Anu,
The best way to test the results is to write some code and try it

import java.awt.Button;
public class TestComparisons {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        System.out.println( "A: " + ("john" == "john") );
        System.out.println( "B: " + ("john".equals("john")) );
        // System.out.println( "john" = "john" );  -- illegal
        System.out.println( "D: " + ("john".equals(new Button("john")) ));        
    }
}

And the answer is:

C:\Java\Examples>java TestComparisons
A: true
B: true
D: false

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Jane Griscti
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java� 2 Platform

[Prakash Yamuna]

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The anwsers are A,B for the following reason.
1. The string literal "john" is interned and a single instance is maintained so the expression
"john" == "john" both refer to the same object and hence it returns true.
2. I will skip this since it is obvious
3. The third statement won't compile. You can't assign a value to a String literal
4. In the fourth case you are comparing a String object with a Button object and hence will return false.
Actually the reason it returns false is the way the equals method is usually coded. (This is a recommended practice if you are provide your own equals method for a class)
Ex:
... class String {
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if ( o == null ) {
return false;
} else if ( !(o instanceof String)) {
return false;
} else {
// do the actual value comparison
}
}
Take a look at java.lang.String to get a better idea...

[anu k]

thanks leena,jane and prakash..it is clear now

[Jane Griscti]

anu k,
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Thanks for your cooperation.
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Jane Griscti
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java� 2 Platform