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String.equals

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Syntax

public boolean equals( Object anObject )

Parameters
  • anObject
    the object to compare this String against.
Returns

true if the String are equal; false otherwise.

Description

Compares this string to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a String object that represents the same sequence of characters as this object.

Overrides

equals in class Object

See Also

compareTo, equalsIgnoreCase