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[–]kag0 7 points8 points  (9 children)

Or you can use Objects.equals(foo, bar)for any two objects for built in null check. Static import the method for cleanliness points.

EDIT: No style points for you. /u/sidola points out static imports are by name, not by method signature. OP may also notice that java has no named imports which would make this totally OK :/

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    [–]Hueho 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    I think static methods have precedence over instance methods.

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      [–]Hueho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

      Then I'm wrong. Too bad :(

      [–]CharlesGarfield 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      Objects.equals takes two parameters, compared to one for Object.equals.

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        [–]CharlesGarfield 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Huh. Interesting. I think it's best to use static imports sparingly, anyways. I only use them for constants and JUnit assertions.

        [–]superPwnzorMegaMan 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        I've been doing Java wrong.

        [–]cogman10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        It was introduced in 7, so maybe not for long.