Java Character equals() Method

The equals(Object obj) method of character class compares the object with the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and the Character object has the same char value as represented by the object.

Syntax

Parameter

The above method requires only one parameter:

The object that needs to be compared.

Return Value

The equals(Object obj) method returns true if the objects are same. Otherwise, the method returns false.

Example 1

public class JavaCharcterEqualsExample1 {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
	     //Create a Character
	      Character charValue = new Character('A');
	      // Create an Object
		Object obj = new Character('A');
	      // Test the equality for two values
		if (charValue.equals(obj)) {
		System.err.println("They are equal.");
		}
	        else {
		System.err.println("They are not equal.");
		     }
	      }  
	 }

Output:

They are equal.

Example 2

public class JavaCharacterEqualsExample2 {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
	//Create a Character
	    Character charValue = new Character('B');
      // Create an Object
	    Object obj1 = new Character('C');
     // Test the equality for two values
	    if (charValue.equals(obj1)) {
	    System.err.println("They are equal.");
		}
           else {
	    System.err.println("They are not equal.");
			}
		     }  
		   }

Output:

They are not equal.

Example 3

public class JavaCharacterEqualsExample3 {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
    //Create a Character
      Character charValue = new Character('1');
     // Create an Object
      
      Object obj = new Character('1');
     // Test the equality for two values
       if (charValue.equals(obj)) {
	System.err.println("The numbers are equal.");
	}
     else {
	System.err.println("The numbers are not equal.");
	}
     }  
   }

Output:

The numbers are equal.

Example 4

public class JavaCharacterEqualsExample4 {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
    //Create a Character
      Character charValue = new Character('2');
     // Create an Object
      Object obj = new Character('3');
     // Test the equality for two values
       if (charValue.equals(obj)) {
	System.err.println("The numbers are equal.");
	}
        else {
	System.err.println("The numbers are not equal.");
     	}
     }  
   }

Output: