WeekFields equals() method in Java with Examples

The equals() method of WeekFields class is used to compare if this WeekFields is equal to the specified object which was passed as a parameter. The comparison is based on the entire state of the rules, which is the first day-of-week and minimal days.

Syntax:

public boolean equals(Object object)

Parameters: This method accepts object which is the other rules to compare to, null returns false.

Return value: This method returns true if this is equal to the specified rules.

Below programs illustrate the WeekFields.equals() method:
Program 1:

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

import java.time.DayOfWeek; 

import java.time.temporal.WeekFields; 

public class GFG { 

    public static void main(String[] args) 

    { 

        // create WeekFields 

        WeekFields weekFields 

            = WeekFields.of(DayOfWeek.MONDAY, 1); 

        WeekFields otherWeekFields 

            = WeekFields.of(DayOfWeek.MONDAY, 1); 

        // apply equals() 

        boolean bothAreEquals 

            = weekFields.equals(otherWeekFields); 

        // print results 

        System.out.println("Equals: "

                           + bothAreEquals); 

    } 
}

Output:

Equals: true

Program 2:

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

import java.time.DayOfWeek; 

import java.time.temporal.WeekFields; 

public class GFG { 

    public static void main(String[] args) 

    { 

        // create WeekFields 

        WeekFields weekFields 

            = WeekFields.of(DayOfWeek.MONDAY, 1); 

        WeekFields otherWeekFields 

            = WeekFields.of(DayOfWeek.SUNDAY, 3); 

        // apply equals() 

        boolean bothAreEquals 

            = weekFields.equals(otherWeekFields); 

        // print results 

        System.out.println("Equals: "

                           + bothAreEquals); 

    } 
}