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"==" on Wrapper Class

 
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The concept is clear that, if two Integer objects has the same value, in the range of -128 to 127, they both refer to the same object.
For Example:
class Wrapper
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Integer i1=10;
Integer i2=10;
System.out.println(i1==i2);// prints true
}
}


But please explain why the following code behaviour changes like this.

class Wrapper
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Integer i1=new Integer(10);
Integer i2=10;
System.out.println(i1==i2);//Why does this prints false ?

//i1=10; System.out.println(i1==i2); // when this line uncommented, why it prints true?

}
}
Please explain, I think i am missing some logic here.
 
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Case #1

1- i1 is assigned a reference to the Object created using
"new" operator.
2- primitive 10 is autoboxed and Integer object is referenced to the
ref variable i2

So you are comparing two different references and hence result false.

Case #2


//i1=10; System.out.println(i1==i2); // when this line uncommented, why it prints true?



You did the same what you talk about very first, (for some range of values
the autoboxed ref will yield the value true)

i1=10;
i2=20;
(i1==i2); //true


Thanks,
 
Sowjanya Chowdary
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Changed name according to naming policy.
Thank you.
 
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To make it clear:


if two Integer objects has the same value, in the range of -128 to 127, they both refer to the same object.


is not always correct. It is correct for Integer-Objects that were created using auto-boxing, but not for Integers created with the new-Operator
 
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