Boxing query

[Pawanpreet Singh]

Why the output is
/*

false
true
true
false

*/

for


Boolean b1 = new Boolean(true);
Boolean b2 = new Boolean(true);
boolean b3 =true;
Boolean b4=true;
System.out.println(b1==b2);
System.out.println(b1==b3);
System.out.println(b3==b4);
System.out.println(b1==b4);


Could anybody explain....

[Leonardo Luiz]

Hi,

I think it is because:

(b1==b2) and (b1==b4) compares two reference variable pointing to two diferent Boolean instances. (true is boxed into b4);

(b1==b3) compares two primitives (b1 is unboxed).

(b3==b4) compares two primitives.

[wise owen]

15.21.1 Numerical Equality Operators == and !=

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