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Java Java Data Structures Organizing Data Interfaces

Posted by Yahia Shawkey
Yahia Shawkey
131 Points

Why did the equals() method work?

At 7:56, he used the equals() method to compare "other" to what?

3 Answers

Trent Christofferson
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Points
Trent Christofferson
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Points

he is seeing if it is equal to the current class he is in. It is the same as 

this.equals(other)
Darth R3id4k
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Darth R3id4k
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Darth R3id4k
Darth R3id4k
Courses Plus Student 10,125 Points

Yep, even in java doc there is no such example. Always is somethingX.equals(somethingY). A little bit confusing.

Simone Ruffini
Simone Ruffini
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Simone Ruffini
Simone Ruffini
3,013 Points

But he never defined the procedure of this method. How it can know how to equal stuff?