Character.equals() method in Java with examples
The java.lang.Character.equals() is a function in Java which compares this object against the specified object. If the argument is not null then the result is true and is a Character object that represents the same char value as this object.
Syntax:
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Parameters: The function accepts a single parameter obj which specifies the object to be compared with.
Return Value: The function returns a boolean value. It returns true if the objects are same, otherwise, it returns false.
Below programs illustrates the above method:
Program 1:
import java.lang.*;
public class gfg {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Character c1 = new Character( 'Z' );
Character c2 = new Character( 'Z' );
boolean res = c1.equals(c2);
System.out.println(c1 + " and " + c2 + " are equal is " + res);
}
}
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Output:
Z and Z are equal is true
Program 2:
import java.lang.*;
public class gfg {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Character c1 = new Character( 'a' );
Character c2 = new Character( 'A' );
boolean res = c1.equals(c2);
System.out.println(c1 + " and " + c2 + " are equal is " + res);
}
}
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Output:
a and A are equal is false
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Character.html#equals(java.lang.Object)
Last Updated :
06 Dec, 2018
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