Here you can find the source of areEquals(Object arg0, Object arg1)
==
operator if the first argument is null
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public static boolean areEquals(Object arg0, Object arg1)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w . j a v a 2 s. c o m * Copyright 2009-2010 Marcelo Varella Barca Guimar?es * * 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. */ public class Main { /** * Checks if the given objects are equals using the * {@link Object#equals(Object)} method or the <code>==</code> operator if the * first argument is <code>null</code>. * * @since 2.5 */ public static boolean areEquals(Object arg0, Object arg1) { if (arg0 != null && arg1 != null) { return arg0.equals(arg1); } return arg0 == arg1; } }