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Name

== (equality)

Examples
int a = 23;
int b = 23;
if(a == b) {
  println("variables a and b are equal");
}
Description Determines if two values are equivalent. The equality operator is different from the assignment operator.

Note that when comparing String objects, you must use the equals() method instead of == to compare their contents. See the reference for String or the troubleshooting note for more explanation.
Syntax
value1 == value2
Parameters
value1 int, float, char, byte, boolean
value2 int, float, char, byte, boolean
Usage Web & Application
Related > (greater than)
< (less than)
>= (greater than or equal to)
<= (less than or equal to)
!= (inequality)
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:29pm EDT

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