public class StringExample { public static void main(String[] args) { String nameOne, nameTwo; int numberOfCharacters; // Creating a String object nameOne = new String("John Sanders"); System.out.println(nameOne); // Finding out the number of characters via a String method numberOfCharacters = nameOne.length(); System.out.println(numberOfCharacters); // Using equality String method if (nameOne.equalsIgnoreCase("JOHN Sanders")) { System.out.println("Equivalent strings"); } else { System.out.println("Different strings"); } // Different point of views for equality nameTwo = new String("John Sanders"); if (nameTwo.equals(nameOne)) { System.out.println("equals test returns true"); } else { System.out.println("equals test returns false"); } if (nameTwo == nameOne) { System.out.println("equality operator returns true"); } else { System.out.println("equality operator returns false"); } } }