Re: Need clarification on Object.equals.

From:
plewto@gmail.com
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:17:37 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID:
<67da22eb-42d8-40bf-b172-9aac1eef268e@googlegroups.com>
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:
 

On 18/12/2012 1:48 PM, p...mail.com wrote:

 

 

 

On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 12:24:44 PM UTC-6, markspace wrote:

 

 

 

Show us the implementation of equals() for Node (and probably Gate t=

oo,

 

 

 

that version of equals() could also be borked in the example you gav=

e)

 

 

 

and we'll point out the error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is complex because it is a large application. I can either post th=

e several hundred lines

 

 

 

 > of source or the the 6 which adequately illustrates the point. Node=

 

 

 

 

does not implement equals

 

 

 

 > at all as you say

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roedy suggested Gate, not Node, might implement "equals". Does it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There's likely not much people can do to help without more context. The=

 

 

 

 

"6 lines" don't adequately "illustrate the point" because from them

 

 

 

alone nobody can say for sure what your problem is. Roedy's guess might=

 

 

 

 

be the best advice you're going to get.

 
 
 
Yes I understand that. In fact, as I pointed out in a subsequent post, no=

ne of my code defines equals, Node was however extending AbstractSet which =
does redefine it. Really All I was looking for was a general direction I mi=
ght look and not to burden anyone with large blocks of code. Node is 212 li=
nes, Gate is 67, Monitor another 85, none of which even once mentions the w=
ord "equals"

 
 
 
My issue with Roedy's response was not the helpful suggestion to look at =

super classes but rather that it comes off as lecturing, and frankly rather=
 condescending.

Im sorry I meant markspace's responce not Roedy's

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