What is the difference between == and .equals() in Java? Can you give an example where using one ove
String a = new String("monzo");
String b = new String("monzo");
System.out.println(a == b); // false
System.out.println(a.equals(b)); // true
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First statement compares both objects' reference in memory, reason why condition returns false, second one compares objects' contents, only if the class overrides the
equals() method, as Object#equals makes a reference-checkFor objects,
== compares references while equals() is a custom operation defined by the class that often compares the logical content
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