Java equals () method

Java Number classes

equals () method is used to determine the parameters and methods of the Number object into equality.

grammar

public boolean equals(Object o)

parameter

o - any object.

return value

As Number object is not Null, and parameter types and numerical methods are equal and returns True, otherwise False.

Examples

public class Test{
	public static void main(String args[]){
		Integer x = 5;
		Integer y = 10;
		Integer z =5;
		Short a = 5;

		System.out.println(x.equals(y));  
		System.out.println(x.equals(z)); 
		System.out.println(x.equals(a));
	}
}

Compile the above program, the output is:

false
true
false

Java Number classes