Why is 128==128 false but 127==127 is true when comparing Integer wrappers in Java?

Question

class D {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        Integer b2=128;
        Integer b3=128;
        System.out.println(b2==b3);
    }
}

Answer 1

I wrote the following as this problem isn't just specific to Integer. My conclusion is that more often than not if you use the API incorrectly, you sill see incorrect behavior. Use it correctly and you should see the correct behavior:

public static void main (String[] args) {
    Byte b1=127;
    Byte b2=127;

    Short s1=127; //incorrect should use Byte
    Short s2=127; //incorrect should use Byte
    Short s3=128;
    Short s4=128;

    Integer i1=127; //incorrect should use Byte
    Integer i2=127; //incorrect should use Byte
    Integer i3=128;
    Integer i4=128;

    Integer i5=32767; //incorrect should use Short
    Integer i6=32767; //incorrect should use Short

    Long l1=127L;           //incorrect should use Byte
    Long l2=127L;           //incorrect should use Byte
    Long l3=13267L;         //incorrect should use Short
    Long l4=32767L;         //incorrect should use Short
    Long l5=2147483647L;    //incorrect should use Integer 
    Long l6=2147483647L;    //incorrect should use Integer
    Long l7=2147483648L;
    Long l8=2147483648L;

    System.out.print(b1==b2); //true  (incorrect) Used API correctly
    System.out.print(s1==s2); //true  (incorrect) Used API incorrectly
    System.out.print(i1==i2); //true  (incorrect) Used API incorrectly
    System.out.print(l1==l2); //true  (incorrect) Used API incorrectly

    System.out.print(s3==s4); //false (correct) Used API correctly
    System.out.print(i3==i4); //false (correct) Used API correctly
    System.out.print(i5==i6); //false (correct) Used API correctly
    System.out.print(l3==l4); //false (correct) Used API correctly
    System.out.print(l7==l8); //false (correct) Used API correctly
    System.out.print(l5==l6); //false (correct) Used API incorrectly

}