public class Exercise {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String columnist1 = "Stephen Edwin King";
String columnist2 = "Walter Winchell";
String columnist3 = "Mike Royko";
// Are any of the above Strings equal to one another?
boolean equals1 = columnist1.equals(columnist2);
boolean equals2 = columnist1.equals(columnist3);
// Display the results of the equality checks.
System.out.println("\"" + columnist1 + "\" equals \"" +
columnist2 + "\"? " + equals1);
System.out.println("\"" + columnist1 + "\" equals \"" +
columnist3 + "\"? " + equals2);
}
}
"Stephen Edwin King" equals "Walter Winchell"? false
"Stephen Edwin King" equals "Mike Royko"? false
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First understand the algorithm carefully. Then study the program line-by-line and compare it with the output. Finally, review the explanation section to strengthen your logic and programming understanding.
Rewrite the program without looking at the code. Modify values, conditions or logic and run it again. This helps improve confidence and strengthens coding skills much faster.