The java.util.Date class overrides the equals method to return true if two objec

Question

The java.util.Date class overrides the equals method to return true if two objects have the same date and time. Show the output of the following code.

import java.util.*;

public class Test extends Object {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    Date d1 = new Date();

    Date d2 = new Date(349324);

    Date d3 = d1;

    System.out.println("(1) " + (d1 == d2));

    System.out.println("(2) " + (d1 == d3));

    System.out.println("(3) " + d1.equals(d2));

    System.out.println("(4) " + d1.equals(d3));

}

}

Explanation / Answer

import java.util.*;
public class Test extends Object {
public static void main(String[] args) {
  
   //Here we are creating a Date class Object
Date d1 = new Date();
  
   //Here we are creating a Date class Object
Date d2 = new Date(349324);
  
//Assigning the reference d1 to the the variable d3 of type Date.
Date d3 = d1;
  
//Here we are comparing the memory locations of the Date d1 and d2
System.out.println("(1) " + (d1 == d2));
  
//Here we are comparing the memory locations of the Date d1 and d3
System.out.println("(2) " + (d1 == d3));
  
//Here we are comparing the contents inside the Date class objects d1 and d2
System.out.println("(3) " + d1.equals(d2));
  
//Here we are comparing the contents inside the Date class objects d1 and d3
System.out.println("(4) " + d1.equals(d3));
}
}

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Output:

(1) false
(2) true
(3) false
(4) true

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