Using the equals() method with String and Object in Java

Question

Object o1 = new Object();
Object o2 = new Object();
//o1=o2;
System.out.println(o1.equals(o2));

It returns false. It can return true

Answer 1

The equals implemented in the Object class only compare references. Here is the source code:

public boolean equals(Object obj) {
return (this == obj);
}