The equals() method of Year class in Java is used to check if this Year object is equals to another Year object passes as a parameter. The comparison is based on the time-line position of the years.
Syntax:
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter obj. It is the Year object which specifies a year with which we want to compare the current year object.
Return Value: It returns a boolean True value if the current Year object is found to be equal to the Year object passed as a parameter to it, otherwise false.
Below programs illustrate the equals() method of Year in Java:
Program 1:
// Program to illustrate the equals() method  import java.util.*;import java.time.*;  public class GfG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {        // Creates first Year object        Year firstYear = Year.of(2017);          // Creates second year object        Year secondYear = Year.of(2018);          // Checks if the two year objects are        // equal or not        System.out.println(firstYear.equals(secondYear));    }} |
Output:
false
Program 2:
// Program to illustrate the equals() method  import java.util.*;import java.time.*;  public class GfG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {        // Creates first Year object        Year firstYear = Year.of(2018);          // Creates second year object        Year secondYear = Year.of(2018);          // Checks if the two year objects are        // equal or not        System.out.println(firstYear.equals(secondYear));    }} |
Output:
true
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Year.html#equals-java.lang.Object-
