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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Censoring Words - Using String Equality

Mark Gormley
Mark Gormley
543 Points
Posted by Mark Gormley
Mark Gormley
543 Points

Is the method equals the same as contentEquals?

Just reading the doc, it has equals which is what we use and contentEquals. Are they the same thing?

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Mihai Craciun
Mihai Craciun
13,520 Points
Mihai Craciun
Mihai Craciun
13,520 Points

Not really,

The method contentEquals accepts as a parameter a StringBuffer which is quite similar to a String but can be modified. At any point in time it contains some particular sequence of characters, but the length and content of the sequence can be changed through certain method calls.

The method equals on the other hand accepts an object and it compares 2 objects. It can be a simple built-in object like a String or it can be a an Object made by you.