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What will be the output for following java code snippet :

public static void main(String args [ ]) { String str= new String("Alan"); String str1="Alan"; if(str==str1) { System.out.println("True"); } else System.out.println("False"); }

28th Feb 2018, 5:19 PM
ashish jain
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False.. Don't use == to compare strings.. Use equals.() instead if(str.equals(str1))
28th Feb 2018, 5:21 PM
LordHill
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28th Feb 2018, 5:23 PM
GAWEN STEASY
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It is not comparing the strings there it is actually comparing the address of the strings where they are stored and hence that is why I have not used .equals in my if statement..
28th Feb 2018, 5:28 PM
ashish jain
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so you don't have a question about the code u sent. right?
28th Feb 2018, 6:55 PM
Farshaad Heydari
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10th Jan 2021, 10:12 AM
Prince Sey
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