Java Serializable Compare areEqual(Serializable value1, Serializable value2)

Description

check if two serializable values are the same

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value1	a parameter
value2	a parameter

Return

true if they are equal

Declaration

public static boolean areEqual(Serializable value1, Serializable value2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * check if two serializable values are the same
     * 
     * @param value1
     * @param value2
     * @return true if they are equal
     */
    public static boolean areEqual(Serializable value1, Serializable value2) {
        if (value1 == null && value2 == null) {
            return true;
        } else if (value1 == null || value2 == null) {
            return false;
        } else {
            return value1.equals(value2);
        }
    }
}