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What is the difference between == and equals()?

  1. Both == and equals() check whether two objects belong to the same instance.

  2. == compares characters inside a string object, while equals() check whether two objects belong to the same instance.

  3. Both == and equals() compare characters inside the string object.

  4. == operator checks whether two objects belong to the same instance, while equals() compares characters inside the string object.

  5. None of the above
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Explanation

This is the correct answer as == operator checks whether two objects belong to the same instance, while equals() compares characters inside the string object.

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