Java String - contentEquals() Method

The java.lang.String.contentEquals() method is used to compare the given string to the specified CharSequence. It returns true if the string represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence, else returns false.

Syntax

public boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns true if this String represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence, false otherwise.

Exception

NA.

Example:

In the example below, contentEquals() method is used to check whether the given string str1 represents the same sequence of char values as the strings str2 and str3.

import java.lang.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String str1 = "Hello World";
    String str2 = "Hello World";
    String str3 = "Hello";

    System.out.println(str1.contentEquals(str2)); 
    System.out.println(str1.contentEquals(str3)); 
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

true
false

Example:

In the example below, contentEquals() method is used to check whether the given string str1 represents the same sequence of char values as the sequences str2 and str3.

import java.lang.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String str1 = "Java";
    CharSequence str2 = "Java";
    CharSequence str3 = "Python";

    System.out.println(str1.contentEquals(str2)); 
    System.out.println(str1.contentEquals(str3)); 
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

true
false