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*/
package org.jnode.util;
/**
* @author Ewout Prangsma (epr@users.sourceforge.net)
*/
public class ObjectUtils {
/**
* Compare the two objects and return true if they are equal, false otherwise.
* If one of the object is null and the other is not, false is returned.
*
* @param a Can be null
* @param b Can be null
* @return True if (a == b) || a.equals(b)
*/
public static boolean equals(Object a, Object b) {
if (a == b) {
return true;
} else if ((a != null) && (b != null)) {
return a.equals(b);
} else {
return false;
}
}
}