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Radosław Łazarz
Radosław Łazarz

Reputation: 968

What is the difference between java.util.Objects.equals and com.google.common.base.Objects.equals?

Is there any reason to use the Guava one istead of the java.util implementation?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 3740

Answers (2)

ColinD
ColinD

Reputation: 110054

One difference besides the fact that the Guava method predates the Java 7 one: the Guava method is called equal while the Java method is called equals. This is actually significant because it means the Java version can't be used with a static import. (Even ignoring that, I think equal is a better name for a static method that takes two arguments and compares them for equality, while equals is better for an instance method like Object.equals.)

All that said, if you're on JDK7 you should probably use the java.util.Objects version.

Upvotes: 7

Florent Guillaume
Florent Guillaume

Reputation: 8343

java.util.Objects and its equals method only exist since Java 7. The Guava version predates it. If you are using at least Java 7, there's no reason to use the Guava version.

Upvotes: 16

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