Short equals() method in Java with Examples
Last Updated :
05 Dec, 2018
The equals() method of Short class is a built in method in Java which is used to compare the equality given Object with the instance of Short invoking the equals() method.
Syntax
ShortObject.equals(Object a)
Parameters: It takes an Object type object a as input which is to be compared with the instance of the Short object calling the equals method.
Return Value: It return an boolean value. It returns true if the value of ‘a’ is equal to the value of ShortObject.
Below is the implementation of equals() method in Java:
Example 1:
class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Short a = new Short( "20" );
Short b = new Short( "20" );
boolean output = a.equals(b);
System.out.println( "Does " + a
+ " equals " + b
+ " : " + output);
}
}
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Output:
Does 20 equals 20 : true
Example 2:
class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Short a = new Short( "2" );
Short b = new Short( "20" );
boolean output = a.equals(b);
System.out.println( "Does " + a
+ " equals " + b
+ " : " + output);
}
}
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Output:
Does 2 equals 20 : false
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