equals vs Arrays.equals in Java

Question

When comparing arrays in Java, are there any differences between the following 2 statements?

Object[] array1, array2;
array1.equals(array2);
Arrays.equals(ar         


        

Answer 1

The Arrays.equals(array1, array2) :

check if both arrays contain the same number of elements, and all corresponding pairs of elements in the two arrays are equal.

The array1.equals(array2) :

compare the object to another object and return true only if the reference of the two object are equal as in the Object.equals()