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== and equals question required

 
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1:
public class Myclass
{
int x;
Myclass(int i){x = i;}

public static void main(String args[])
{
Myclass m1 = new Myclass(100);
Myclass m2 = new Myclass(100);

System.out.println(m1.equals(m2));
}
}
The result is :false .
Why ? I think it should be :true.
2:
public class test{
public static void main(String[] a){
String s1 = "amit";
String s3 = "arit";
String s4 = "arit";
String s2= s1.replace('m','r');
System.out.println(s2 == s3);
System.out.println(s3 == s4);
}
}
The answer is :
false
true
But I think it should be :false false.

Thanks !!
 
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Hi PETER,
1. Unless u override the equals() method, it will just compares the object references. here in SOP(System.out.println) the Object class' equals() method is called. As u r creating new 2 references, it will compare the BITS(internal representation , nothing but address(long integer)). So they are differnt.It will result in false.

2. When u call String s1 = "amit"; it will internally calls like this,
String s1= new String("amit");
JVM's String handling is like that, while creating Strings, for OPTIMIZATION, it will point the 2 references to the same object whose contents are same.But in S2==S3 case, this is somewhat different, as you are calling replace()method, The String.replace method will create a new object, As I think at this stage it wont look for optimization.

Correct me If I am Wrong,
Regards,
Nandish
 
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Hi there,

Whenever you use the "==" , it checks whether both the variables point to the same memory addres. However when you use "equals" it checks for the contents of the objects . However in case of strings they act a little bit differently, why ? I would suggest you to write small code to check that, it would clear all your doubts. try these two (equals and ==) with strings and objects, compare the outputs and you would see that you have cleared all your doubts, (and once you learn them yourself, I bet you would never forget them ).
 
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Originally posted by Nandish KB:
Hi PETER,
1. ...just compares the object references. ... nothing but address(long integer)). ...
2. ...while creating Strings, for OPTIMIZATION, it will point the 2 references to the same object whose contents are same.But in S2==S3 case, this is somewhat different, as you are calling replace()method, The String.replace method will create a new object, As I think at this stage it wont look for optimization.



Pretty much. A few notes. The equals() method of Object is being used if you create a subclass of Object and don't override the method yourself; you will therefore get results that are precisely the same as ==

There's no indication in java as what exactly a reference is. (It's not a long integer).

2. If you create Strings using literals s="hello", the literal goes into a literal pool. Any other literals being assigened in the program also go in that pool. If there is a 2nd literal that's the same as any other literal in the pool, the reference points to the same address.
 
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