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The equals() method of Year class in Java is used to check if this Year object is equals to another Year object passes as a parameter. The comparison is based on the time-line position of the years.

Syntax:

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter obj. It is the Year object which specifies a year with which we want to compare the current year object.

Return Value: It returns a boolean True value if the current Year object is found to be equal to the Year object passed as a parameter to it, otherwise false.

Below programs illustrate the equals() method of Year in Java:
Program 1:




// Program to illustrate the equals() method
  
import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
  
public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Creates first Year object
        Year firstYear = Year.of(2017);
  
        // Creates second year object
        Year secondYear = Year.of(2018);
  
        // Checks if the two year objects are
        // equal or not
        System.out.println(firstYear.equals(secondYear));
    }
}


Output:

false

Program 2:




// Program to illustrate the equals() method
  
import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
  
public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Creates first Year object
        Year firstYear = Year.of(2018);
  
        // Creates second year object
        Year secondYear = Year.of(2018);
  
        // Checks if the two year objects are
        // equal or not
        System.out.println(firstYear.equals(secondYear));
    }
}


Output:

true

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Year.html#equals-java.lang.Object-



Last Updated : 27 Nov, 2018
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