rspec/rules/S3974/java/rule.adoc

"equals" has a special place as a method name: it is expected to override ``++boolean Object.equals(Object)++``. Using the name for a method with some other signature is a recipe for confusion.


== Noncompliant Code Example

[source,java]
----
public void equals(MyObject o) {  // Noncompliant
  //...
}

public bool equals(MyObject left, MyObject right) {  // Noncompliant
  // ...
}
----


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