equals() method. Why is it not overridden for strings?

Question

Java

Hello everyone, please advise. By default, the equals() method looks like this:

public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        return (this == obj);
    }

In order to compare two objects of any class created by us, it is necessary to redefine the above method, since it compares the references, and not the objects themselves. But why is it not overridden when comparing strings?

Answer 1

Because the String class has a different default equals method .