AbstractList equals() method in Java with Examples
The equals() method of java.util.AbstractList class is used to compare the specified object with this list for equality. Returns true if and only if the specified object is also a list, both lists have the same size, and all corresponding pairs of elements in the two lists are equal. (Two elements e1 and e2 are equal if (e1==null ? e2==null : e1.equals(e2)).) In other words, two lists are defined to be equal if they contain the same elements in the same order.
Syntax:
public boolean equals(Object o)
Parameters: This method takes the object o as a parameter to be compared for equality with this list.
Returns Value: This method returns true if the specified object is equal to this list.
Below are the examples to illustrate the equals() method.
Example 1:
import java.util.*;
public class GFG1 {
public static void main(String[] argv)
throws Exception
{
try {
AbstractList<String>
arrlist1 = new ArrayList<String>();
arrlist1.add( "A" );
arrlist1.add( "B" );
arrlist1.add( "C" );
arrlist1.add( "D" );
arrlist1.add( "E" );
System.out.println( "First ArrayListlist : "
+ arrlist1);
AbstractList<String>
arrlist2 = new ArrayList<String>();
arrlist2.add( "A" );
arrlist2.add( "B" );
arrlist2.add( "C" );
arrlist2.add( "D" );
arrlist2.add( "E" );
System.out.println( "Second ArrayList : "
+ arrlist2);
boolean value = arrlist1.equals(arrlist2);
System.out.println( "Are both list equal : "
+ value);
}
catch (NullPointerException e) {
System.out.println( "Exception thrown : " + e);
}
}
}
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Output:
First ArrayListlist : [A, B, C, D, E]
Second ArrayList : [A, B, C, D, E]
Are both list equal : true
Example 2:
import java.util.*;
public class GFG1 {
public static void main(String[] argv)
throws Exception
{
try {
AbstractList<Integer>
arrlist1 = new ArrayList<Integer>();
arrlist1.add( 10 );
arrlist1.add( 20 );
arrlist1.add( 30 );
arrlist1.add( 40 );
arrlist1.add( 50 );
System.out.println( "First ArrayListlist : "
+ arrlist1);
AbstractList<Integer>
arrlist2 = new ArrayList<Integer>();
arrlist2.add( 10 );
arrlist2.add( 20 );
arrlist2.add( 30 );
System.out.println( "Second ArrayList : "
+ arrlist2);
boolean value = arrlist1.equals(arrlist2);
System.out.println( "Are both list equal : "
+ value);
}
catch (NullPointerException e) {
System.out.println( "Exception thrown : " + e);
}
}
}
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Output:
First ArrayListlist : [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
Second ArrayList : [10, 20, 30]
Are both list equal : false
Last Updated :
26 Nov, 2018
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