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 Q1. why is "".equals(str); safer than str.equals("")?Core Java
Ans. str.equals("") this statement will throw NullPointerException if str is null where as "".equals(str) works fine even if str is null

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 Q2. In Java, if object A contains same the same data of object B, are they equal?Core Java
Ans. it depends on the implementation of equals method of the respective class. If no definition is provided and it uses the default definition of the object class, two references are equal only if they point to the same object.

We can have such an equality defined for a particular class objects if we provide appropriate implementation of equals method comparing all those fields.

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 Q3. Which of the following is false ?Core Java
a. A Class cannot override both hashcode and equals method.
b. A class can override both hashcode and equals method.
c. A Class must override hashCode method if its overridding equal method.
d. A Class can override hashCode even if its not overridding equals method.

Ans.a. A Class cannot override both hashcode and equals method.


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