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Understanding Java's Object Class Methods

The Object class in Java, located in the java.lang package, is the root of the inheritance hierarchy, with every class deriving from it either directly or indirectly. It provides essential methods such as toString(), equals(), hashCode(), and others, which are fundamental for object manipulation and comparison. Additionally, it includes concurrency methods like wait(), notify(), and notifyAll().

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Understanding Java's Object Class Methods

The Object class in Java, located in the java.lang package, is the root of the inheritance hierarchy, with every class deriving from it either directly or indirectly. It provides essential methods such as toString(), equals(), hashCode(), and others, which are fundamental for object manipulation and comparison. Additionally, it includes concurrency methods like wait(), notify(), and notifyAll().

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Object class in Java is present in [Link] package.

 Every class is directly or indirectly derived from the Object class. If a class does not extend
any other class then it is a direct child class of the Java Object class and if it extends another
class then it is indirectly derived.

 The Object class provides several methods such as toString(),equals(), hashCode(), and
many others.

 The Object class acts as a root of the inheritance hierarchy in any Java Program.

Object Class Methods

The Object class provides multiple methods which are as follows:

 toString() method

 hashCode() method

 equals(Object obj) method

 finalize() method

 getClass() method

 clone() method

 wait(), notify() notifyAll() (Concurrency methods)

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