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usha varadarajulu Greenhorn Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 2

(s1==s5) Vs s1==s5
posted 8/18/2007 12:02 PM

Hi, public class EqualsTest{ public static void main(String[] args){ String s1 = "abc"; String s2 = s1; String s5 = "abc"; String s3 = new String("abc"); String s4 = new String("abc"); System.out.println("== comparison : " +(s1 == s5)); System.out.println("== comparison : " +(s1 == s2)); System.out.println("Using equals method : " +s1.equals(s2)); System.out.println("== comparison : " +s3 == s4); System.out.println("Using equals method : " +s3.equals(s4)); } } //output

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== comparison : true == comparison : true Using equals method : true false Using equals method : true Finished executing public class EqualsTest{ public static void main(String[] args){ String s1 = "abc"; String s2 = s1; String s5 = "abc"; String s3 = new String("abc"); String s4 = new String("abc"); //if we remove the brackets around "s1 == s5' it gives a different result. System.out.println("== comparison : " +s1 == s5); System.out.println("== comparison : " +(s1 == s2)); System.out.println("Using equals method : " +s1.equals(s2)); System.out.println("== comparison : " +s3 == s4); System.out.println("Using equals method : " +s3.equals(s4)); } } //output false == comparison : true Using equals method : true false Using equals method : true Finished executing in the above output why the s.o.p message is not printed and why it returns false?

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Collins Mbianda Ranch Hand Joined: Aug 11, 2007 Posts: 259

posted 8/18/2007 2:11 PM

Hi!!! The problem is not (s1==s5) Vs s1==s5 . It's a problem of Operator Precedence. When you write: System.out.println("== comparison : " +s3 == s4); it's equivalent to:

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System.out.println(("== comparison : " +s3) == s4); First ("== comparison : " +s3) is evaluated. Then the result is compared to s4 . And because the two are not equal using the "==" operation the result is false. This is because the precedence + is higher. Operator Precedence [ August 18, 2007: Message edited by: Collins Mbianda ]
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posted 8/18/2007 2:59 PM

Hello usha varadarajulu , Welcome to JavaRanch. Hope you got the answer for your query by Collins Mbianda. Have a pleasant stay here

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posted 8/18/2007 3:43 PM

Hi, Thanks a lot for your clear reply, i was able to make it out.

Bye

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