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YearMonth equals() method in Java

The equals() method of YearMonth class in Java is used to compare two YearMonth objects. It compares this YearMonth object to the YearMonth object passed to it as parameter and checks if two YearMonth instances are equal or not.

Syntax:

public boolean equals(Object otherYearMonth)

Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter otherYearMonth which is the other YearMonth instance with which this YearMonth is to be compared.

Return Value: It returns true if this YearMonth is equal to otherYearMonth otherwise it returns False.

Below programs illustrate the equals() method of YearMonth 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 YearMonth object
        YearMonth firstYearMonth = YearMonth.of(2017, 8);
  
        // Creates second YearMonth object
        YearMonth secondYearMonth = YearMonth.of(2016, 11);
  
        // check if the two YearMonth instances are equal
        System.out.println(firstYearMonth.equals(secondYearMonth));
    }
}


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 YearMonth object
        YearMonth firstYearMonth = YearMonth.of(2017, 8);
  
        // Creates second YearMonth object
        YearMonth secondYearMonth = YearMonth.of(2017, 8);
  
        // check if the two YearMonth instances are equal
        System.out.println(firstYearMonth.equals(secondYearMonth));
    }
}


Output:

true

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/YearMonth.html#equals-java.lang.Object-

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