Difference between x.equal(y) and x==y

The equal and == operator are used to compersion check and both are returning the Boolean value(true or false)

For value type both of them are working same.

e.g.

 int a= 10;

int b= 10;

if(a==b) // true;

if(a.equal(b)) // true

But for reference type both of them are behaving different.

e.g

StringBuilder sb1 = new StringBuilder(“Value”);

StringBuilder sb2 = new StringBuilder(“Value”);

If(sb1 == sb2) // false

If(sb1.equal(sb2)) // true