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Subject: Re: Need clarification on Object.equals.
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On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:14:58 PM UTC-6, ple...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:01:51 PM UTC-6, David Lamb wrote:
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> > > On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 12:24:44 PM UTC-6, markspace wrote:
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> > >> Show us the implementation of equals() for Node (and probably Gate t=
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> > >> that version of equals() could also be borked in the example you gav=
e)
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> > >> and we'll point out the error.
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> > > It is complex because it is a large application. I can either post th=
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> >  > of source or the the 6 which adequately illustrates the point. Node=
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> > does not implement equals
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> >  > at all as you say
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> > Roedy suggested Gate, not Node, might implement "equals". Does it?
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> > There's likely not much people can do to help without more context. The=
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> > "6 lines" don't adequately "illustrate the point" because from them=20
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> > alone nobody can say for sure what your problem is. Roedy's guess might=
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> > be the best advice you're going to get.
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> Yes I understand that. In fact, as I pointed out in a subsequent post, no=
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> My issue with Roedy's response was not the helpful suggestion to look at =
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Im sorry I meant markspace's responce not Roedy's