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Because, as I said, string literals are special and == will be true if they contain the same characters. See 3.10.5. String Literals in the Java Language Specification where a more exact...

The value of object variables is a reference to an object. So you are right: a==b may well be false even though a.equals(b) is true. "the same" is not the same as "equal". Think of two $10 notes:...