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1Z0-829 Utilizing Java Object-Oriented Approach Practice Question

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public record Point(int x, int y) {
    public Point {
        if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }
    }
    public int x() { return x; }
    public int y() { return y; }
}
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Point p1 = new Point(1, 2);
        Point p2 = new Point(1, 2);
        System.out.println(p1.equals(p2));
        System.out.println(p1.x() == p2.x());
    }
}

Refer to the exhibit. What is the output?

⚠ Common exam trap

Oracle certification questions often test the distinction between `equals()` (content comparison) and `==` (reference comparison) with string literals, trapping candidates who assume `==` always returns `false` for distinct variables without considering string interning.

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true true

The code uses `equals()` on two `String` objects with the same content ("Test"), which returns `true`. The second `println` uses `==` to compare the same two `String` references; since both reference the same string literal from the string pool, `==` also returns `true`. Thus both lines print `true`.

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1Z0-829 Utilizing Java Object-Oriented Approach Practice Question

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