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0224 Objects

Java java.util.Objects class consists of class methods for operating on objects. java.util.Objects utilities include null-safe or null-tolerant methods for comparing two objects, computing the hash code of an object, requiring that a reference not be null, returning a string for an object. System.out.println("Objects.deepEquals(x, y): "+Objects.deepEquals(x, y)); // true import java.util.Objects; class Employee { private String firstName, lastName; Employee(String firstName, String lastName) { firstName = Objects.requireNonNull(firstName); lastName = Objects.requireNonNull(lastName, "lastName shouldn't be null"); lastName = Character.toUpperCase(lastName.charAt(0)) + lastName.substring(1); this.firstName = firstName; this.lastName = lastName; } String getName() { return firstName + " " + lastName; } public static void main(String[] args) { Employee e1 = new Employee(null, "A"); Employee e2 = new Employee("B", null); Employee e3 = new Employee("C", "D"); System.out.println(e3.getName()); } }