Interesting Question

[Sagar Bilgi]

Byte b1 = new Byte("127");
if(b1.toString() == b1.toString())
System.out.println("True");
else
System.out.println("False");
WHy does this print FALSE??
Please answer!!!

[Gaurav Mantro]

Expression b1.toString() == b1.toString() is false because you are comparing object references. If you want to compare contents of the object then you should use equals() operator. Expression b1.toString().equals(b1.toString()) will return true.
hope it helps.
cheers
Gaurav Mantro
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[Sagar Bilgi]

Originally posted by Gaurav Mantro:
Expression [b]b1.toString() == b1.toString() is false because you are comparing object references. If you want to compare contents of the object then you should use equals() operator. Expression b1.toString().equals(b1.toString()) will return true.
hope it helps.
cheers
Gaurav Mantro
[/B]

Yeah gaurav, I know that but arent we comparing the same object?? ie b1
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[Jyotsna Clarkin]

Originally posted by Sagar Bilgi:
Yeah gaurav, I know that but arent we comparing the same object?? ie b1 ..

No, you are not comparing the same object.
The toString() method is overriden in Byte class to return a new String.
So the if clause

if(b1.toString() == b1.toString())

creates two differentobjects because toString() is called twice.
Hence == will return False.
The contents of the objects are the same though.
Hence equals() will return true.
regards,
Jyotsna

[Jim Yingst]

Please don't post the same question in multiple forums - it wastes our time to reply to questions when there's already a perfectly good answer in another forum. I'm closing this thread - see duplicate in JiG Beginner.