Question

I have a mArraylist object,the Strange things happens after mArraylist add(object);
here is my source.why is aj1 equals aj2 in arraylist.It make me crazy! what’s wrong?

          /*get a mArraylist*/
           ArrayList<JSONObject> ajson;
           /*get an object that to be add.*/
        JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
    /*check result*/
        ArrayList<JSONObject> aj1 = new ArrayList<JSONObject>();
        aj1 = ajson;
        int size_outter = ajson.size();


        ArrayList<JSONObject> aj2 = new ArrayList<JSONObject>();
        ajson.add(jsonObject);
        aj2 = ajson;
        int size_inner = ajson.size();

    /*check aj1,aj2,eqauls*/
        if (aj1.equals(aj2))
        {
            System.out.println("aj1.equals(aj2)======true==");
        }

        System.out.println("aj1=ajson============size" + size_outter);
        System.out.println("aj2=ajson============size" + size_inner);

        System.out.println("aj1=============size" + aj1.size());
        System.out.println("aj2=============size" + aj2.size());



//the output is 
11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj1.equals(aj2)======true==
11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj1=ajson============size0
11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj2=ajson============size1
11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj1=============size1
11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj2=============size1

why aj1 equals aj2? but its size is not?

Answer 1

aj1 and aj2 are 2 references to the same object (ajson), you did that when these 2 lines:

aj1 = ajson;
...
aj2 = ajson;

as matter of the fact the size is the same:

11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj1=============size1
11-26 12:40:37.885: INFO/System.out(7214): aj2=============size1

With this line:

if (aj1.equals(aj2))

you are comparing the same object.