rspec/rules/S2163/java/rule.adoc

An ``++equals++`` method that unconditionally returns the same answer is an error likely to cause many bugs.


== Noncompliant Code Example

[source,java]
----
public class Fruit extends Food {
  private Season ripe;

  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
    return ripe.equals(this);  // Noncompliant
  }
----


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