Method Class | equals() Method in Java

// Java Program Demonstrate
// equals(Object Obj) method
// of Method Class.
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

// Driver class
public class GFG {
    // main function
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException,
               ClassNotFoundException
    {

        // Get all method of class GFGClass
        // and store in an Array of Method Objects
        Method[] methods = GFGClass.class.getMethods();

        // create a method object by passing
        // method name and parameter type
        Method method
            = GFGClass.class.getMethod("add", String.class);

        System.out.println("First Method object from array "
                           + "create by getMethods():");
        System.out.println(methods[0]);
        System.out.println("Method object created by "
                           + "getMethod():");
        System.out.println(method);

        // compare both objects by equals method
        if (methods[0].equals(method)) {
            System.out.println("Both Method objects"
                               + " are equal");
        }
        else {
            System.out.println("Both Method objects"
                               + " are not equal");
        }
    }
}

// This is Sample Class for which
// the class object are created
class GFGClass {

    // We have two variables in this class

    private String field1;

    public GFGClass() {}

    // creating methods
    public String add(String field2)
    {
        return this.field1 + field2;
    }
}

// Program Demonstrate
// equals(Object Obj) method
// of Method Class.
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

// This is Main Class
public class GFG {
    // main function
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Get all method of class GFGClass
        // and store as Array of Method Objects
        Method[] methods = GFGClass.class.getMethods();

        // select any two method and compare
        System.out.println(" Methods are : ");
        System.out.println(methods[0]);
        System.out.println(methods[1]);

        if (methods[0].equals(methods[1])) {
            System.out.println("Methods are equal ");
        }
        else {
            System.out.println("Methods are not equal");
        }
    }
}

// This is Sample Class
class GFGClass {
    // We have two variables in this class
    private String field1;
    private String field2;

    public GFGClass() {}

    // we have four methods in this class
    public String getField1() { return field1; }

    public void setField1(String field1)
    {
        this.field1 = field1;
    }

    public String getField2() { return field2; }

    public void setField2(String field2)
    {
        this.field2 = field2;
    }
}