java String .equals

public boolean equals(Object anObject) {
  if (this == anObject) {
      return true;
  }
  if (anObject instanceof String) {
      String anotherString = (String)anObject;
      int n = value.length;
      if (n == anotherString.value.length) {
          char v1[] = value;
          char v2[] = anotherString.value;
          int i = 0; 
          while (n-- != 0) { 
              if (v1[i] != v2[i])
                  return false;
              i++; 
          }    
          return true;
      }    
  }    
  return false;
}