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Re: default equals function?

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From Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid>
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Subject Re: default equals function?
Date Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:29:38 -0400
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On 8/10/2012 10:12 AM, bob smith wrote:
> On Thursday, August 9, 2012 5:11:07 PM UTC-5, Eric Sosman wrote:
>> On 8/9/2012 5:58 PM, bob smith wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> Can someone tell me how the default equals function will behave?
>>  [...]
>>       Now all you need to do is go to the Javadoc and study what
>> Object's equals() will do.
>
> The equals method for class Object implements the most discriminating possible equivalence relation on objects; that is, for any non-null reference values x and y, this method returns true if and only if x and y refer to the same object (x == y has the value true).

     ... and there you have it.  Any questions?

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Eric Sosman
esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid

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default equals function? bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-09 14:58 -0700
  Re: default equals function? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-09 18:11 -0400
    Re: default equals function? bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-10 07:12 -0700
      Re: default equals function? rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2012-08-10 16:47 +0100
      Re: default equals function? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-10 12:29 -0400
  Re: default equals function? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-09 18:22 -0400
    Re: default equals function? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-10 13:43 -0400

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