Difference between matches and equalsIgnoreCase or equals in string class

Question

matches: Will check if the complete string entered is equal to the value present in the string object.

equalsIgnoreCase: Ignoring t

Answer 1

matches() used for verifying---- whether the given string matches to specified regexpression

ex.;String s = "humbapumpa jim"; assertTrue(s.matches(".(jim|joe)."));

equals() for just checking the given string with specified string as exact match. equalsIgnoreCase() --- will ignore the case sensitive.