Java Object Compare areEqual(Object object1, Object object2)

Description

Returns true if the two objects are either both null, or equal.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object1	The first object to test for equality with the second object.
object2	The second object to test for equality with the first object.

Return

True if the two objects are either both null, or equal.

Declaration

public static boolean areEqual(Object object1, Object object2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w w  w.  jav a2 s  .com
 Copyright 2008 Jenkov Development

 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns true if the two objects are either both null, or equal. If the
     * objects are both non-null equality is determined by the call
     * <code>object1.equals(object2)</code>.
     * @param object1 The first object to test for equality with the second object.
     * @param object2 The second object to test for equality with the first object.
     * @return True if the two objects are either both null, or equal.
     */
    public static boolean areEqual(Object object1, Object object2) {
        if (object1 != null && object2 != null)
            return (object1.equals(object2));
        else if (object1 == null && object2 != null)
            return false;
        else if (object1 != null && object2 == null)
            return false;
        return true;
    }
}

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