Q? from Majji

[Anonymous]

Hi, Can anybody explain the following question?
The following code will give
1: Byte b1 = new Byte("127");
2:
3: if(b1.toString() == b1.toString())
4: System.out.println("True");
5: else
6: System.out.println("False");
This is printing true. Can this toString method be called on any type of object, since in this case it is called on the object of type Byte??

[Anonymous]

I am sorry it is printing false.

[sachin patel]

hi toString method can be called on any class as it is defined in Object class. so every class inherits it, or overrides it.....
And as toString returns a new String object == cannot be used to compare them.... == will always return false as both the string refrences refers to different String Objects...
hope this helps
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Sachin,
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[Anand Yadav]

Dear Subborao
try the following code .. by using .equals if seperate object instances of the same class has to compared we compare it with .equals.
class ranch{
public static void main(String args[]) {
Byte b1 = new Byte("127");
if(b1.toString() == b1.toString())
System.out.println("True");
else
System.out.println("False");
}
}
This will return true ..


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Anand