> This example is not quite true. String objects are unique because duplicates
> are stored as one in memory. Therefore your example of a and b both being
equal
> to "abc" will be TRUE using "==". This is because the "==" compares if the
> pointer for each is equal and since they are both String objects, they are
both
> pointing to the same address in memory. Your explanation holds true for any
> object other than Strings.
I thought this was settled already with the correct answer a few posts ago!
:-)
If a and b reference distinct String objects containing the same sequence of
characters a.equals(b) is true but a==b is false.
Mike
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