public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Integer a = 12;

        Integer b = 12;

        System.out.println(a == b);

        System.out.println(a.equals(b));

        a = 128;

        b = 128;

        System.out.println(a == b);

        System.out.println(a.equals(b));

    }

}

    /**

     * Cache to support the object identity semantics of autoboxing for values between

     * -128 and 127 (inclusive) as required by JLS.

     *

     * The cache is initialized on first usage.  The size of the cache

     * may be controlled by the -XX:AutoBoxCacheMax=<size> option.

     * During VM initialization, java.lang.Integer.IntegerCache.high property

     * may be set and saved in the private system properties in the

     * sun.misc.VM class.

     */

    private static class IntegerCache {

        static final int low = -128;

        static final int high;

        static final Integer cache[];

        static {

            // high value may be configured by property

            int h = 127;

            String integerCacheHighPropValue =

                sun.misc.VM.getSavedProperty("java.lang.Integer.IntegerCache.high");

            if (integerCacheHighPropValue != null) {

                int i = parseInt(integerCacheHighPropValue);

                i = Math.max(i, 127);

                // Maximum array size is Integer.MAX_VALUE

                h = Math.min(i, Integer.MAX_VALUE - (-low) -1);

            }

            high = h;

            cache = new Integer[(high - low) + 1];

            int j = low;

            for(int k = 0; k < cache.length; k++)

                cache[k] = new Integer(j++);

        }

        private IntegerCache() {}

    }