Java String equals()

Syntax of equals()

The syntax of the String equals() method is:

string.equals(String str)

equals() Arguments

The equals() method takes a single argument.

• str - the string to be compared

equals() Return Value

• returns true if the strings are equal
• returns false if the strings are not equal
• returns false if the str argument is null

Example: Java String equals()

Here,

• str1 and str2 are equal. Hence, str1.equals(str2) returns true.
• str1 and str3 are not equal. Hence, str1.equals(str3) and str3.equals(str1) returns false.

Example 2: Check if Two Strings are Equal

Output

str1 and str2 are not equal

Example 3: Case-Sensitive Comparison

The equals() method performs case-sensitive comparison. Meaning "Java" and "java" are considered different strings.

Also Read: Java String compareTo()