JapaneseDate equals() method in Java with Example

The equals() method of java.time.chrono.JapaneseDate class is used to compare this Japanese date with another Japanese date.

Syntax:

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Parameter: This method takes an equivalent object as a parameter to compare with this Japanesedate .
Return Value: This method returns true if both the dates are equal otherwise false.

Below are the examples to illustrate the equals() method:
Example 1:

Java

// Java program to demonstrate
// equals() method

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        try {
            // creating and initializing
            // JapaneseDate Object
            JapaneseDate hidate1
              = JapaneseDate.now();

            // creating and initializing
            // JapaneseDate Object
            JapaneseDate hidate2
              = JapaneseDate.now();

            // comparing both date
            // by using equals() method
            boolean status
              = hidate1.equals(hidate2);

            // display the result
            if (status)
                System.out.println(
              "both dates are equal");
            else
                System.out.println(
              "both dates are not equal");
        }
        catch (DateTimeException e) {
            System.out.println(
              "passed parameter can"
              + " not form a date");
            System.out.println(
              "Exception thrown: " + e);
        }
    }
}

Output

both dates are equal

Example 2:

Java

// Java program to demonstrate
// equals() method

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        try {
            // creating and initializing
            // JapaneseDate Object
            JapaneseDate hidate1
              = JapaneseDate.now();

            // creating and initializing
            // JapaneseDate Object
            JapaneseDate hidate2
              = JapaneseDate.of(2008, 03, 23);

            // comparing both date
            // by using equals() method
            boolean status
              = hidate1.equals(hidate2);

            // display the result
            if (status)
                System.out.println(
              "both dates are equal");
            else
                System.out.println(
              "both dates are not equal");
        }
        catch (DateTimeException e) {
            System.out.println(
              "passed parameter can"
              + " not form a date");
            System.out.println(
              "Exception thrown: " + e);
        }
    }
}

Output

both dates are not equal

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/chrono/JapaneseDate.html#equals-java.lang.Object-