What is difference between equals and ==?

The difference between equals and == are as follows:

S. N.	==	equals() method
1	== is an operator.	equals() is a method of Object class.
2	== should be used during reference comparison. == checks if both references point to the same location or not.	equals() method should be used for content comparison. equals() method evaluates the content to check the equality.
3	== operator can not be overridden.	equals() method if not present and Object. equals() method is utilized, otherwise it can be overridden.

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