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Code Correctness: null Argument to equals()
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#REDIRECT Failure to follow guideline/specification
Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 04/7/2009
Description
The expression obj.equals(null) should always be false.
The program uses the equals() method to compare an object with null. The contract of the equals() method requires this comparison to always return false[1].
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References
- Sun JavaDoc for Object. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)
