Bug 568197 - Using .equals to compare two

org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement[]'s, (equivalent to ==) in
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.typehierarchy.TypeHierarchyViewPart.updateInput(IJavaElement[])

and

org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.typehierarchy.TypeHierarchyViewPart.setInputElements(IJavaElement[])

This method invokes the .equals(Object o) method on an array. Since
arrays do not override the equals method of Object, calling equals on an
array is the same as comparing their addresses. To compare the contents
of the arrays, use java.util.Arrays.equals(Object[], Object[]). To
compare the addresses of the arrays, it would be less confusing to
explicitly check pointer equality using ==.

Rank: Scariest (3), confidence: Normal
Pattern: EC_BAD_ARRAY_COMPARE
Type: EC, Category: CORRECTNESS (Correctness)


Change-Id: I3075ce4e36a525d51f46d8652246525f6523b7a6
Signed-off-by: Carsten Hammer <carsten.hammer@t-online.de>
1 file changed
tree: 1c2001d18d966362d3685fe50958d6978203e7f1
  1. org.eclipse.jdt.astview/
  2. org.eclipse.jdt.astview.feature/
  3. org.eclipse.jdt.core.manipulation/
  4. org.eclipse.jdt.jeview/
  5. org.eclipse.jdt.jeview.feature/
  6. org.eclipse.jdt.junit/
  7. org.eclipse.jdt.junit.core/
  8. org.eclipse.jdt.junit.runtime/
  9. org.eclipse.jdt.junit4.runtime/
  10. org.eclipse.jdt.junit5.runtime/
  11. org.eclipse.jdt.text.tests/
  12. org.eclipse.jdt.ui/
  13. org.eclipse.jdt.ui.examples.javafamily/
  14. org.eclipse.jdt.ui.examples.projects/
  15. org.eclipse.jdt.ui.tests/
  16. org.eclipse.jdt.ui.tests.refactoring/
  17. org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring/
  18. org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.tests/
  19. org.eclipse.ltk.ui.refactoring/
  20. org.eclipse.ltk.ui.refactoring.tests/
  21. tests-pom/
  22. .gitignore
  23. CONTRIBUTING
  24. LICENSE
  25. NOTICE
  26. pom.xml
  27. README.md
README.md

Contributing to JDT UI - Java development tools UI

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The JDT UI implements the user interface for the Java IDE. This includes views like Package Explorer and JUnit, the Java and properties files editors, Java search, and refactorings. Website: http://www.eclipse.org/jdt/ui/

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