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<root>

<name>== (equality)</name>

<category>Control</category>

<subcategory>Relational Operators</subcategory>

<usage>Web &amp; Application</usage>

<example>

<image></image>

<code><![CDATA[

int a = 23;

int b = 23;

if (a == b) {

println("variables a and b are equal");

}

]]></code>

</example>

<description><![CDATA[

Determines if two values are equivalent. The equality operator is different from the assignment operator.<br />

<br />

Note that when comparing String objects, you must use the <b>equals()</b> method instead of == to compare their contents. See the reference for String or the <a href="http://wiki.processing.org/w/Troubleshooting#Why_don.27t_these_Strings_equal.3F">troubleshooting</a> note for more explanation.

]]></description>

<syntax>

<c>value1</c> == <c>value2</c>

</syntax>

<parameter>

<label>value1</label>

<description><![CDATA[int, float, char, byte, boolean]]></description>

</parameter>

<parameter>

<label>value2</label>

<description><![CDATA[int, float, char, byte, boolean]]></description>

</parameter>

<returns></returns>

<related>

&gt; (greater than)

&lt; (less than)

&gt;= (greater than or equal to)

&lt;= (less than or equal to)

!= (inequality)

</related>

<availability>1.0</availability>

<type>Operator</type>

<partof>PDE</partof>

</root>