Q1. What is the difference between “==” and “equals(…)” in comparing Java String objects? A1. When you use “==” (i.e. shallow comparison), you are actually comparing the two object references to see if they point to the same object 2. Q2. Can you explain how Strings are interned in Java? A2. String class is designed with the Flyweight design pattern in mind. Flyweight is all about re-usability without having to create too many objects in memory.

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The '==' operator compares object references, while 'equals(...)' compares the content of Java String objects.

Using '==' checks if two object references point to the same memory location.
'equals(...)' compares the actual content of the strings.
Example: String str1 = "Hello"; String str2 = new String("Hello"); str1 == str2 returns false, but str1.equals(str2) returns true.

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