equals() vs == : String Compare « Data Type « Java Tutorial

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class EqualsNotEqualTo {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    String s1 = "Hello";
    String s2 = new String(s1);

    System.out.println(s1 + " equals " + s2 + " -> " + s1.equals(s2));
    System.out.println(s1 + " == " + s2 + " -> " + (s1 == s2));
  }
}