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Name

equals()

Class

String

Description

Compares two strings to see if they are the same. This method is necessary because it's not possible to compare strings using the equality operator (==). Returns true if the strings are the same and false if they are not.

Examples

String str1 = "CCCP";
String str2 = "CCCP";
// Tests to see if 'str1' is equal to 'str2'
if (str1.equals(str2) == true) {
  println("Equal");  // They are equal, so this line will print
} else {
  println("Not equal");  // This line will not print
}

Syntax

str.equals(str)

Parameters

strString: any valid String

Return

Boolean

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