14 May String equals(Object anObject) method in Java

The boolean equals(Object anObject) method in Java compares this string to the specified object.

Syntax

Let us see the syntax,

boolean equals(Object anObject)

Parameters

Let us see the parameters,

• anObject – object to compare this String against.

Example

The following is an example of boolean equals(Object anObject),

public class StudyopediaDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
	 
     boolean result;
     String message1 = new String("Welcome to Studyopedia");
     String message2 = new String("Welcome to Studyopedia");
     String message3 = new String("Welcome to Canada");

     result = message1.equals(message2);
     System.out.println("Result: " + result );
	 
     result = message2.equals(message3);
     System.out.println("Result: " + result );
  } 
}

Output

The following is the output,