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--- java:initializing_classes_and_constructors [2020/09/16 17:51] – mithat
+++ java:initializing_classes_and_constructors [2020/09/16 17:54] – [equals(other)] mithat
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-It's up to you to decide what "equals" means. In many cases, "equals" means that two objects of the same class have the same state. So, in the above definition, for two counter to be equal, both the count and the maxCount must be the same.
+It's up to you to decide what "equals" means. In many cases, "equals" means that two objects of the same class have the same state. So, in the above definition, for two counter to be equal, both the count and the maxCount must be the same. Now to use this method, assuming both of the variables below refer to valid ''ClickerCounters'':
+<code java>
+if (myCounter.equals(yourCounter) {
+    System.out.println("Our counters are the same.");
+} else {
+    System.out.println("Your counter and mine are not the same.");
+}
+</code>
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