How do I compare strings in Java?
// These two have the same value new String("test").equals("test") ==> true // ... but they are not the same object new String("test") == "test" ==> false // ... neither are these new String("test") == new String("test") ==> false // ... but these are because literals are interned by // the compiler and thus refer to the same object "test" == "test" ==> true // concatenation of string literals happens at compile time resulting in same objects "test" == "te" + "st" ==> true // but .substring() is invoked at runtime, generating distinct objects "test" == "!test".substring(1) ==> false
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