Java Examples - Compare arrays?
Problem Description:
How to compare two arrays?
Solution:
Following example uses equals method to check whether two arrays are or not.
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
int[] ary = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
int[] ary1 = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
int[] ary2 = {1,2,3,4};
System.out.println("Is array 1 equal to array 2?? "
+Arrays.equals(ary, ary1));
System.out.println("Is array 1 equal to array 3?? "
+Arrays.equals(ary, ary2));
}
}
Result:
The above code sample will produce the following result.
Is array 1 equal to array 2?? true
Is array 1 equal to array 3?? false
