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On 16/05/2011 5:32 PM, Lew wrote:
1> Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer

1> Your attributions are messed up. You quote two people, but only
1> attribute one.

What do D'Oliveiro's attributions have to do with Java, Lew?

1> So to answer your question, Laramie, 'equals()' applies to the concept
1> of "equal" as ordinarily understood; '==' applies to "distinct" as
1> ordinarily understood; 'hashCode()' applies to both "equal" and
1> "distinct" as ordinarily understood; and 'System.identityHashCode()' has
1> to do with "distinct" as ordinarily understood.

Who is "Laramie", Lew? There is nobody in this newsgroup using that alias.