Hello again. :)
I am comparing two nodes (some of my other methods need this method). I am having a problem with this method because it returns false even though both nodes have the same content. What are the problems of this code? Any suggestions? This is the critical part of my code.
By the way, here's the code:
public boolean equals(Object o){
if(o instanceof Node){ //checks whether the object is an instance of Node
System.out.println("Entering the first if statement"); // meaning o is an instance of Node
if(((Node)o).elname == this.elname && ((Node)o).efname == this.efname && ((Node)o).work == this.work && ((Node)o).floorno == this.floorno){ //checking the contents of Nodes
System.out.println("Entering the 2nd if and returned true"); //Contents are the same
return true;
}else{
System.out.println("Entering the second if and returned false"); //contents are different
return false;
}
}else{
System.out.println("Entering the first if and returned false"); //O is not an instance of Node
return false;
}
}