Java String: contentEquals() Method

contentEquals() Method - Checks the string against the specified sequence

public boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs)

This method compares the string to the specified CharSequence. The result is true if and only if this String represents the same sequence of char values as the specified sequence.

Note: If the CharSequence is a StringBuffer then the method synchronizes on it

Pictorial presentation of Java String contentEquals() Method

Java Platform: Java SE 8 and above

Syntax contentEquals() method

contentEquals(CharSequence cs)

Parameters contains() method

Return Value contains() method:

• Returns true if the String represents the same sequence of character values as the specified sequence, false otherwise.

Return Value Type: boolean

Example: Java String contentEquals() Method

The following example shows the usage of java String() method.

public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String str1 = "example.com", str2 = "Example.com";
CharSequence cs = "example.com";
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Comparing "+str1+" and "+cs+": " + str1.contentEquals(cs));
System.out.println("Comparing "+str2+" and "+cs+": " + str2.contentEquals(cs));
System.out.println();
    }
}

Output:

Comparing example.com and example.com: true            
Comparing Example.com and example.com: false

public boolean contentEquals(StringBuffer sb)

This method compares a specified string to the specified StringBuffer. The result is true if and only if this String represents the same sequence of characters as the specified StringBuffer. This method synchronizes on the StringBuffer.

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

contentEquals(StringBuffer sb)

Parameters:

Return Value: true if this String represents the same sequence of characters as the specified StringBuffer, false otherwise.

Return Value Type: boolean

Example: Java String contentEquals() Method

The following example shows the usage of java String() method.

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    String str1 = "example.com", str2 = "Example.com";
StringBuffer strbuf = new StringBuffer(str1);
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Comparing "+str1+" and "+strbuf+": " + str1.contentEquals(strbuf));

System.out.println("Comparing "+str2+" and "+strbuf+": " + str2.contentEquals(strbuf));
System.out.println();

      }
}

Output:

Comparing example.com and example.com: true            
Comparing Example.com and example.com: false

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