Write a Java program to check whether two String objects contain the same data.

Java Programming Language String in java (Article) String in java (Program)

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Program:

public class Exercise {

   public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String columnist1 = "Stephen Edwin King";
        String columnist2 = "Walter Winchell";
        String columnist3 = "Mike Royko";

        // Are any of the above Strings equal to one another?
        boolean equals1 = columnist1.equals(columnist2);
        boolean equals2 = columnist1.equals(columnist3);

        // Display the results of the equality checks.
        System.out.println("\"" + columnist1 + "\" equals \"" +
            columnist2 + "\"? " + equals1);
        System.out.println("\"" + columnist1 + "\" equals \"" +
            columnist3 + "\"? " + equals2);
    }
}

Output:

"Stephen Edwin King" equals "Walter Winchell"? false
"Stephen Edwin King" equals "Mike Royko"? false
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation:

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