What happens after the following code is compiled/executed?

1.import static java.lang.System.*;
2.public class A {
3.    public static void main(String[] args){
4.        B b1 = new B("one","two");
5.        B b2 = new B("one", "two");
6.        B b3 = b1;
7.        out.println(b1 == b2);
8.        out.println(b1 == b3);
9.        out.println(b2 == b3);
10.       out.println(b1.equals(b2));
11.       out.println(b1.equals(b3));
12.       out.println(b3.equals(b2));
13.  }
14.}

class B {
    public B(String prop1, String prop2){
        this.prop1 = prop1;
        this.prop2 = prop2;
    }
    String prop1 = null;
    String prop2 = null;
}
Explanation
Operator == checks whether objects are located in the same memory. Therefore, lines 7 and 9 return false. Since b3 and b1 point to the same object, line 8 returns true.
Same checks are performed for lines 10, 11, and 12 since equals() method is not overridden in class B.

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