Core Java · interview question
Given two BigDecimal objects, BigDecimal a = new BigDecimal("1.0") and BigDecimal b = new BigDecimal("1.00"), what is the result of a.equals(b)?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
C. False
Why
The equals method considers both value and scale, so a.equals(b) returns false because they have different scales (1 vs 2), even though they represent the same numeric value.
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