Top "Equals" questions

Refers to Java equals method, indicating whether some object is "equal to" this one.

How can I express that two values are not equal to eachother?

Is there a method similar to equals() that expresses "not equal to"? An example of what I am trying to …

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Setting equal heights for div's with jQuery

I want to set equal height for divs with jQuery. All the divs may have different amount of content and …

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Any reason to prefer getClass() over instanceof when generating .equals()?

I'm using Eclipse to generate .equals() and .hashCode(), and there is an option labeled "Use 'instanceof' to compare types". The …

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How do you say not equal to in Ruby?

This is a much simpler example to what I'm trying to do in my program but is the similar idea. …

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BigDecimal equals() versus compareTo()

Consider the simple test class: import java.math.BigDecimal; /** * @author The Elite Gentleman * */ public class Main { /** * @param args */ public static …

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bash string equality

In bash, what's the difference, if any, between the equal and double equal test operators? [[ "a" = "a" ]] && echo …

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What's the difference between ".equals" and "=="?

I switched lecturers today and he stated using a weird code to me. (He said it's better to use .equals …

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Hashcode and Equals for Hashset

Please clarify my doubt in Hashset. Consider the following code, class Person { String name; Person(String n) { name=n; } public …

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Understanding the workings of equals and hashCode in a HashMap

I have this test code: import java.util.*; class MapEQ { public static void main(String[] args) { Map<ToDos, String&…

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"Not equal" sign in Visual Prolog?

I can't find any documentation on "not equal" sign in Visual Prolog. Please provide the right solution of this problem: …

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