Java String Comparison

equals() method related with content and == operator related with objects

equals method example :

public class Test{
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String a = "abc";
        String b = "abc";

        System.out.println(a.equals(b));

    }
}



== operator example :

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

        String c = new String("ab");
        String d = new String("ab");

        System.out.println(c == d); // different reference

    }
}