Bug 106048 - [compiler] warning on implementation of equals not handling null
Summary: [compiler] warning on implementation of equals not handling null
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Core (show other bugs)
Version: 3.1   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 enhancement (vote)
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Assignee: JDT-Core-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2005-08-04 10:13 EDT by Adam Kiezun CLA
Modified: 2008-08-22 11:14 EDT (History)
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Description Adam Kiezun CLA 2005-08-04 10:13:20 EDT 
3.1
the Object.equals contract is clear in that can happed as null as parameter and
'false' must be returned then.

A compiler check for both would be good. Or at least checking that a null
argument will not cause an immediate (e.g. in same method, on a normal path) NPE.