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Objects that are instances of classes that provide this guarantee obey the invariant that, for any two references {{a}} and {{b}}, {{a.equals(b)}} is exactly equivalent to {{a == b}} \[[Bloch 2008|AA. Bibliography#Bloch 08]\]. The {{String}} class does not meet these requirements and consequently does not obey this invariant. |
EXP01-EX2: Use reference equality to determine whether two references point to the same object instance.
Risk Assessment
Using reference equality to compare objects may lead to unexpected results.
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