The
java.math.BigDecimal.equals() method checks for equality of a
BigDecimal value with the object passed. This method considers two BigDecimal objects equal if only if they are equal in value and scale.
Syntax:
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Parameters: This function accepts an Object
obj as a mandatory parameter for comparison with
this BigDecimal object.
Return Value: This method returns boolean true if and only if the Object passed as parameter is a
BigDecimal whose value and scale are equal to that of
this BigDecimal object and returns false otherwise. Thus, this function does not return true when it compares 124.0 and 124.0000.
Examples:
Input:
b1 = new BigDecimal("4743.00")
b2 = new BigDecimal("4743.00000")
Output: false
Input:
b1 = new BigDecimal(4743)
b2 = new BigDecimal("4743")
Output: true
Below programs illustrate equals() method of BigDecimal class:
Program 1:
Output:
4743.00 and 4743.00000 are not equal.
Program 2:
