unable to find error in the code?

[Jyotsna Umesh]

Hi everybody,
What should be the output of the following code? The answer given is wrong in my opinion. Please help.
Q. If you compile the following code what will be the result?
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String str1 = "Test One";
String str2 = new String("Test One");
if ( str1.equals( str2) ) {
System.out.println("Both are equal");
}
boolean b = true;
boolean b1 = false;
if ( b.equals(b1) ) {
System.out.println("true");
}
}
}
[a] Compile time error
[b] Runtime error.
[c] No output
[d] "Both are equal" followed by "true"

Thanx
Jyotsna

[Haining Mu]

Originally posted by Jyotsna Umesh:
Q. If you compile the following code what will be the result?
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String str1 = "Test One";
String str2 = new String("Test One");
if ( str1.equals( str2) ) {
System.out.println("Both are equal");
}
boolean b = true;
boolean b1 = false;
if ( b.equals(b1) ) {
System.out.println("true");
}
}
}
[a] Compile time error
[b] Runtime error.
[c] No output
[d] "Both are equal" followed by "true"

Compile error, equals() method can not be used for primitive. though first part will be "equal"

[Jyotsna Umesh]

Originally posted by Haining Mu:
Compile error, equals() method can not be used for primitive. though first part will be "equal"

Thanks Haining, i just missed it.
Jyotsna

[William Brogden]

Another case where writing a test case and trying to compile it would have answered your question faster than posting to JavaRanch.
The best way to learn Java is to write LOTS of test cases.
Bill