Boolean ==

[Saha Kumar]

Hello All,

One of the mock exams states that the following code

Boolean b1 = new Boolean(true);
Boolean b2 = new Boolean(true);
boolean b3 = true;
Boolean b4 = true;
System.out.println(b1==b2);
System.out.println(b1==b3);
System.out.println(b3 == b4);
System.out.println(b1 == b4);

produces the following output:

false
true
true
false

Why is this? I understand that the primitive boolean true, false are stored as immutable objects.

Thanks in advance.

-Saha

[Keith Lynn]

Originally posted by Saha Kumar:
Hello All,

One of the mock exams states that the following code

Boolean b1 = new Boolean(true);
Boolean b2 = new Boolean(true);
boolean b3 = true;
Boolean b4 = true;
System.out.println(b1==b2);
System.out.println(b1==b3);
System.out.println(b3 == b4);
System.out.println(b1 == b4);

produces the following output:

false
true
true
false

Why is this? I understand that the primitive boolean true, false are stored as immutable objects.

Thanks in advance.

-Saha

b1, b2, and b4 refer to different Boolean objects. b3 refers to a boolean primitive. When you use == between object references, it tests whether the references point to the same object. If you use == between a Boolean and boolean, then the Boolean will be autounboxed to a boolean.

[Barry Gaunt]

One of the mock exams

Please tell us to which mock exam you are referring.

[Saha Kumar]

Thanks so much, Keith. Can the same be said for other cases, such as between:

Integer, int
Float, float
etc.

For example:
Integer a = 200;
int b = 200;

a == b yeilds true because a is autounboxed to int?

Thanks in advance.

-Saha

[Saha Kumar]

The mock exam referred to above can be found at:

mock exam

-Saha

[Keith Lynn]

Originally posted by Saha Kumar:
Thanks so much, Keith. Can the same be said for other cases, such as between:

Integer, int
Float, float
etc.

For example:
Integer a = 200;
int b = 200;

a == b yeilds true because a is autounboxed to int?

Thanks in advance.

-Saha

Yes, if one of the operands is a primitive, and the other can be unboxed to that primitive, it will be unboxed before the comparison.

[Saha Kumar]

Thanks again, Keith!