Java String Handling – Placement Interview MCQ

 What will be the output of the following Java code snippet?

public class TestString {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String s1 = new String("java");

        String s2 = "java";

        String s3 = "java";

        System.out.println(s1 == s2);

        System.out.println(s2 == s3);

        System.out.println(s1.equals(s3));

    }

}

Answer: false, true, true

Explanation:

• s1 == s2 → false because new String("java") creates a new object in the heap.

• s2 == s3 → true because both refer to the same string literal from the String Constant Pool.

• s1.equals(s3) → true because .equals() compares string content, not memory reference.

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