Compare two objects with .equals() and == operator

Question

I constructed a class with one String field. Then I created two objects and I have to compare them using == operator and .equals() too

Answer 1

If you dont need to customize the default toString() function, another way is to override toString() method, which returns all attributes to be compared. then compare toString() output of two objects. I generated toString() method using IntelliJ IDEA IDE, which includes class name in the string.

public class Greeting {
private String greeting;

@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
    if (this == obj) return true;
    return this.toString().equals(obj.toString());
}

@Override
public String toString() {
    return "Greeting{" +
            "greeting='" + greeting + '\'' +
            '}';
}
}