import java.util.*; /**** * * Examples of how equality works for array values. We discussed this briefly * during lecture week 2, but did not go into depth on the subject. This * example provides some further detail that may be useful later in the * quarter. * */ public class ArrayEquality { public static void main(String[] args) { int[] a1 = {1, 2, 3}; int[] a2 = {1, 2, 3}; int[] a3 = new int[3]; a3[0] = 1; a3[1] = 2; a3[2] = 3; int[] a4 = new int[3]; a4[0] = 1; a4[1] = 2; a4[2] = 3; System.out.println(a1 == a2); // false System.out.println(a1 == a3); // false System.out.println(a3 == a4); // false System.out.println(a1.equals(a2)); // false System.out.println(a1.equals(a3)); // false System.out.println(a3.equals(a4)); // false System.out.println(Arrays.equals(a1, a2)); // true System.out.println(Arrays.equals(a1, a3)); // true System.out.println(Arrays.equals(a1, a4)); // true System.out.println(arrayEquals(a1, a2)); // true a1[0] = 0; System.out.println(arrayEquals(a1, a2)); // false int a5[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; System.out.println(arrayEquals(a1, a5)); // false } private static boolean arrayEquals(int[] a1, int[] a2) { boolean aeq = a1.length == a2.length; if (aeq) { for (int i = 0; i < a1.length; i++) { if (a1[i] != a2[i]) { aeq = false; } } } return aeq; } }