Java Short - equals() Method

The java.lang.Short.equals() method is used to compare this object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Short object that contains the same short value as this object.

Syntax

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Parameters

obj Specify the object to compare with.

Return Value

Returns true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

Exception

NA.

Example:

In the example below, the java.lang.Short.equals() method is used to compare given Short objects for equality.

import java.lang.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    
    //creating Short objects
    Short val1 = 5;
    Short val2 = 5;
    Short val3 = -5;

    //checking Short objects for equality
    System.out.println("Is val1 == val2?: " + val1.equals(val2)); 
    System.out.println("Is val1 == val3?: " + val1.equals(val3));    
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

Is val1 == val2?: true
Is val1 == val3?: false

❮ Java.lang - Short