Is writing "@Override" is must?

Answer 1

Do not confuse concepts, this annotation does not actually override, but monitors compliance with this condition. For example, you can write equals() without @Override, but if you make mistake, you will be never notificated about this

Answer 2

yes
it is compulsory to override the equals method of object class to use in our class with override notation

Answer 3

Yes, this is good practice. This annotation will prevent possible errors if you suddenly forget something. It is also added by all modern IDEs automatically when inheriting or implementing

Answer 4

Thanks Mishin870 & Prgti

Answer 5

hmmmm........

Answer 6

So is it a good practice (according to Mishin870 ) or compulsory (according to Prgti ) ?