The first example tests for IDENTITY and will only be true if variable
colors contains the same object created by the literal "colorchart". The
second tests for EQUALITY and will return true if colors contains the value
"colorchart".
hth,
bear
At 08:51 AM 12/19/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>What is the difference between these two? Advantages? Disadvantages?
>
>if (colors == "colorchart")
>
>if (colors.equals("colorchart"))
>
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