public class CheckStrings   
{
	public static void main (String[] args)   
	{

		String strA;  // first object
		String strB;  // second object
 
		strA = new String("different object, same characters");   
		strB = new String("different object, same characters");   

		if (strA == strB) 
  			System.out.println("This will NOT print");

		if (strA.equals(strB)) 
  			System.out.println("This WILL print");
	}
}

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