Question 3(ii)Differentiate between equals() and == .

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equals()==It is a method.It is a relational operator.It is used to check if the contents of two strings are same or not.It is used to check if two variables refer to the same object in memory.Example:String s1 = new String("hello");String s2 = new String("hello");boolean res = s1.equals(s2);System.out.println(res);The output of this code snippet is true as contents of s1 and s2 are the same.Example:String s1 = new String("hello");String s2 = new String("hello");boolean res = s1 == s2;System.out.println(res);The output of this code snippet is false as s1 and s2 point to different String objects.

equals()	==
It is a method.	It is a relational operator.
It is used to check if the contents of two strings are same or not.	It is used to check if two variables refer to the same object in memory.
Example: String s1 = new String("hello"); String s2 = new String("hello"); boolean res = s1.equals(s2); System.out.println(res); The output of this code snippet is true as contents of s1 and s2 are the same.	Example: String s1 = new String("hello"); String s2 = new String("hello"); boolean res = s1 == s2; System.out.println(res); The output of this code snippet is false as s1 and s2 point to different String objects.

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Question 3(ii)