What's the difference between “.equals” and “==”? [duplicate]

Answer 1

If you and I each walk into the bank, each open a brand new account, and each deposit $100, then...

1. myAccount.equals(yourAccount) is true because they have the same value, but
2. myAccount == yourAccount is false because they are not the same account.

(Assuming appropriate definitions of the Account class, of course. ;-)