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<td>String</td>

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<th scope="row">Name</th>

<td><h3>equals()</h3></td>

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<th scope="row">Examples</th>

<td><div class="example"><pre>String str1 = "CCCP";

String str2 = "CCCP";

// Tests to see if str1 is equal to str2

if(str1.equals(str2) == true) {

println("Equal"); // They are equal so this line will print

} else {

println("Not equal");

}</pre></div></td>

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<th scope="row">Description</th>

<td>Compares two strings to see if they are the same. This method is necessary because it's not possible to compare strings using the equality operator (==).

Returns <b>true</b> if the strings are the same and <b>false</b> if they are not.

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<td><pre><kbd>str</kbd>.equals(<kbd>str</kbd>)</pre></td>

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<th scope="row">str</th>

<td>String: any variable of type String</td>

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<th scope="row">str</th>

<td>String: any valid String</td>

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<th scope="row">Returns</th>

<td>Boolean</td>

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<th scope="row">Usage</th>

<td>Web & Application</td>

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