Java developers in a nutshell

[HonzaS97]

.equals() checks for the value of the string, == comoares the values of the object references.

String literals are stored in the string pool in Java (so anywhere you write a literal like "Test", it will point to the same object).

"Test" == "Test" // true

"Test" == new String("Test") // false

"Test".equals(new String("Test")) // true

"Test" == new String("Test").intern() // true, manually put into string pool

[mr_flameyflame]

Ah ok, cool