equals method with stringbuffer

[mukesh pandey]

StringBuffer sb1 = new StringBuffer("Amit");
StringBuffer sb2 = new StringBuffer("Amit");

why

sb1.equals(sb2) = false ?

while

String s1 = new String("Amit");
String s2 = new String("Amit");

s1.equals(s2) = true

[Vinoth Kumar Kannan]

A search in this forum would have helped. We had this topic discussed recently.
http://www.coderanch.com/t/496567/java/java/Difference-equals-method-string-stringbuffer
Please search before posting a question..