public final class MyEqualityTest
{
    public static void main( String args[] )
    {
        String s1 = new String( "Test" );
        String s2 = new String( "Test" );

        System.out.println( "n1 - PRIMITIVES ");
        System.out.println( s1 == s2 ); // false
        System.out.println( s1.equals( s2 )); // true

        A a1 = new A();
        A a2 = new A();

        System.out.println( "n2 - OBJECT TYPES / STATIC VARIABLE" );
        System.out.println( a1 == a2 ); // false
        System.out.println( a1.s == a2.s ); // true
        System.out.println( a1.s.equals( a2.s ) ); // true

        B b1 = new B();
        B b2 = new B();

        System.out.println( "n3 - OBJECT TYPES / NON-STATIC VARIABLE" );
        System.out.println( b1 == b2 ); // false
        System.out.println( b1.getS() == b2.getS() ); // false
        System.out.println( b1.getS().equals( b2.getS() ) ); // true
    }
}

final class A
{
    // static
    public static String s;
    A()
    {
        this.s = new String( "aTest" );
    }
}

final class B
{
    private String s;
    B()
    {
        this.s = new String( "aTest" );
    }

    public String getS()
    {
        return s;
    }

}

String mango = "mango";
String mango2 = "mango";
System.out.println(mango != mango2);
System.out.println(mango == mango2);

false
true

true
false

String mango = "mango";
String mango3 = new String("mango");
System.out.println(mango != mango3);
System.out.println(mango == mango3);

false
true

true
false

String mango = "mango";
String mango2 = "mango";
String mango3 = new String("mango");
System.out.println(mango != mango2);
System.out.println(mango == mango2);
System.out.println(mango3 != mango2);
System.out.println(mango3 == mango2);
// mango2 = "mang";
System.out.println(mango+" "+ mango2);
System.out.println(mango != mango2);
System.out.println(mango == mango2);

System.out.println(System.identityHashCode(mango));
System.out.println(System.identityHashCode(mango2));
System.out.println(System.identityHashCode(mango3));

false
true
true
false
mango mango
false
true
17225372
17225372
5433634

mango = "mango";

mango ----> "mango"

mango2 = "mango";

mango ----> "mango" <---- mango2

mango3 = new String("mango")

mango -----> "mango" <------ mango2

mango3 ------> "mango"

mango ---->"mango"
mango2 ----> "mang"
mango3 -----> "mango"

String foo = new String("abc");
String bar = new String("abc");

if(foo==bar)
// False (The objects are not the same)

bar = foo;

if(foo==bar)
// True (Now the objects are the same)

String foo = new String("abc");
String bar = new String("abc");

if(foo.equals(bar))
// True (The objects are identical but not same)

enum FooEnum {A, B, C}

public boolean compareFoos(FooEnum x, FooEnum y)
{
    return (x == y);
}

String w1 ="Sarat";
 String w2 ="Sarat";
 String w3 = new String("Sarat");

 System.out.println(w1.hashCode());   //3254818
 System.out.println(w2.hashCode());   //3254818
 System.out.println(w3.hashCode());   //3254818

 System.out.println(System.identityHashCode(w1)); //prints 705927765
 System.out.println(System.identityHashCode(w2)); //prints 705927765
 System.out.println(System.identityHashCode(w3)); //prints 366712642


 if(w1==w2)   //  (705927765==705927765)
 {
   System.out.println("true");
 }
 else
 {
   System.out.println("false");
 }
 //prints true

 if(w2==w3)   //  (705927765==366712642)
 {
   System.out.println("true");
 }
 else
 {
   System.out.println("false");
 }
 //prints false


 if(w2.equals(w3))   //  (Content of 705927765== Content of 366712642)
 {
   System.out.println("true");
 }
 else
 {
   System.out.println("false");
 }
 //prints true

String s1 = new String("Ali");
    String s2 = new String("Veli");
    String s3 = new String("Ali");

    System.out.println(s1.hashCode());
    System.out.println(s2.hashCode());
    System.out.println(s3.hashCode());


    System.out.println("(s1==s2):" + (s1 == s2));
    System.out.println("(s1==s3):" + (s1 == s3));


    System.out.println("s1.equals(s2):" + (s1.equals(s2)));
    System.out.println("s1.equal(s3):" + (s1.equals(s3)));


    /*Output
    96670
    3615852
    96670
    (s1==s2):false
    (s1==s3):false
    s1.equals(s2):false
    s1.equal(s3):true
    */

class A
 {
   int id;
   String str;

     public A(int id,String str)
     {
       this.id=id;
       this.str=str;
     }

    public static void main(String arg[])
    {
      A obj=new A(101,"sam");
      A obj1=new A(101,"sam");

      obj.equals(obj1)//fasle
      obj==obj1 // fasle
    }
 }

class A
 {
   int id;
   String str;

     public A(int id,String str)
     {
       this.id=id;
       this.str=str;
     }
    public boolean equals(Object obj)
    {
       A a1=(A)obj;
      return this.id==a1.id;
    }

    public static void main(String arg[])
    {
      A obj=new A(101,"sam");
      A obj1=new A(101,"sam");

      obj.equals(obj1)//true
      obj==obj1 // fasle
    }
 }

public class StringPool {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    String s1 = "Cat";// will create reference in string pool of heap memory
    String s2 = "Cat";
    String s3 = new String("Cat");//will create a object in heap memory

    // Using == will give us true because same reference in string pool

    if (s1 == s2) {
        System.out.println("true");
    } else {
        System.out.println("false");
    }

    // Using == with reference and Object will give us False

    if (s1 == s3) {
        System.out.println("true");
    } else {
        System.out.println("false");
    }

    // Using .equals method which refers to value

    if (s1.equals(s3)) {
        System.out.println("true");
    } else {
        System.out.println("False");
    }

    }
  }

Long a = 10L;
Long b = 10L;

if (a == b) {
    System.out.println("Wrapped primitives behave like values");
}

ArrayList<Long> c = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<Long> d = new ArrayList<>();

c.add(a);
d.add(b);
if (c == d) System.out.println("No way!");
if (c.equals(d)) System.out.println("Yes, this is true.");

String string1 = "Ravi";
        String string2 = "Ravi";
        String string3 = new String("Ravi");
        String string4 = new String("Prakash");

        System.out.println(string1 == string2); // true because same reference in string pool
        System.out.println(string1 == string3); // false

System.out.println(string1.equals(string2)); // true equals() comparison of values in the objects
        System.out.println(string1.equals(string3)); // true
        System.out.println(string1.equals(string4)); // false

assert "ab" == "a" + "b";

Integer i = 1;
Integer j = i;
assert i == j;

assert new String("a") != new String("a");

Integer i = 128;
Integer j = 128;
assert i != j;

assert (new String("a")).equals(new String("a"));

Integer i = 128;
Integer j = 128;
assert i.equals(j);

HashMap<Cat, String> cats = new HashMap<>();
Cat cat = new Cat("molly");
cats.put(cat, "This is a cool cat");
System.out.println(cats.get(new Cat("molly"));