Question

Differentiate between compareTo() and equals().

Answer 1

S. No.	compareTo()	equals()
1.	This function analyses whether a string is equal to, more significant than, or smaller than another string.	This function in the String class checks if two strings are identical. (The equals() function handles upper and lower case characters differently).
2.	It produces an integer-type value. (The function returns 0 if both strings are equal, a negative number if the first string is smaller, and a positive value if the first string is larger).	It returns a boolean value (true or false).