Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2006 The Android Open Source Project * * 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 * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.ArrayList; public class Main { /** * Returns true if the two ArrayLists are equal with respect to the objects they contain. * The objects must be in the same order and be reference equal (== not .equals()). */ public static <T> boolean referenceEquals(ArrayList<T> a, ArrayList<T> b) { if (a == b) { return true; } final int sizeA = a.size(); final int sizeB = b.size(); if (a == null || b == null || sizeA != sizeB) { return false; } boolean diff = false; for (int i = 0; i < sizeA && !diff; i++) { diff |= a.get(i) != b.get(i); } return !diff; } }