Compare Two Java byte Arrays Example


/*
  Compare Two Java byte Arrays Example
  This java example shows how to compare two byte arrays for equality using
  Arrays.equals method.
*/

import java.util.Arrays;

public class CompareByteArraysExample {

 
public static void main(String[] args) {
   
//create byte arrays
   
byte[] byteArray1 = new byte[]{7,25,12};
   
byte[] byteArray2 = new byte[]{7,25,12};
   
   
/*
      To compare two byte arrays use,
      static boolean equals(byte array1[], byte array2[]) method of Arrays class.
     
      It returns true if both arrays are equal. Arrays are considered as equal
      if they contain same elements in same order.
    */
   
   
boolean blnResult = Arrays.equals(byteArray1,byteArray2);
    System.out.println
("Are two byte arrays equal ? : " + blnResult);
   
   
/*
      Please note that two byte array references pointing to null are
      considered as equal.
    */
   
 
}
}

/*
Output of the program would be
Are two byte arrays equal ? : true
*/