string confusion

[kamal jaisingh]

ragardin strings:

class s11
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{

String s11 = new String("H");
String s12 = s11;

System.out.println(s11==s12);
}
}

the output is true.
shldnt it be false.
s11 creates a new string object with new.
and s12 is assigned s11.
but s12 is in the string pool and s11 is a new string
so how does this result true using ==.
pls clear this
thx
regards
Kamal

[nitin sharma]

hi ,
h is the only object in memory whose reference has been assigned in two direction's for eg
ss2-------->ss1--------->"h"

ss2 is pointing the same object and ss1 is also pointing the same object.They have same reference's in our case.
rememeber == compares the reference's if they are same it give's true otherwise false

[tvs sundaram]

Hi kamal jaisingh,
When u create a String with a new operator u actaually create a String object.
That is your
String s11 = new String("H");
Here s11 is object reference which holds a pointer to H.
Now in
String s12 = s11;
we have assigned the object reference s11 to s12. In other words after this operation both s11 and s12 will point to "H".
Now equality operator == will be checking for the object reference equality and in this case it is.. Hence the answer.
Correct me if I am wrong.

[kamal jaisingh]

thx a lot for ur replies
now its clear to me abt string and object references.
thx again
regards
Kamal J