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  25 
  26 package java.util;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * This class consists of {@code static} utility methods for operating
  30  * on objects.  These utilities include {@code null}-safe or {@code
  31  * null}-tolerant methods for computing the hash code of an object,
  32  * returning a string for an object, and comparing two objects.
  33  *
  34  * @since 1.7
  35  */
  36 public class Objects {
  37     private Objects() {
  38         throw new AssertionError("No java.util.Objects instances for you!");
  39     }
  40 
  41     /**
  42      * Returns {@code true} if the arguments are equal to each other
  43      * and {@code false} otherwise.
  44      * Consequently, if both arguments are {@code null}, {@code true}
  45      * is returned and if exactly one argument is {@code null}, {@code
  46      * false} is returned.  Otherwise, equality is determined by using
  47      * the {@link Object#equals equals} method of the first
  48      * argument.
  49      *
  50      * @param a an object
  51      * @param b an object to be compared with {@code a} for equality
  52      * @return {@code true} if the arguments are equal to each other
  53      * and {@code false} otherwise
  54      * @see Object#equals(Object)
  55      */
  56     public static boolean equals(Object a, Object b) {
  57         return (a == b) || (a != null && a.equals(b));
  58     }
  59 
  60     /**
  61      * Returns the hash code of a non-{@code null} argument and 0 for
  62      * a {@code null} argument.
  63      *
  64      * @param o an object
  65      * @return the hash code of a non-{@code null} argument and 0 for
  66      * a {@code null} argument
  67      * @see Object#hashCode
  68      */
  69     public static int hashCode(Object o) {
  70         return o != null ? o.hashCode() : 0;
  71     }
  72 
  73     /**
  74      * Returns the result of calling {@code toString} for a non-{@code
  75      * null} argument and {@code "null"} for a {@code null} argument.
  76      *
  77      * @param o an object
  78      * @return the result of calling {@code toString} for a non-{@code
  79      * null} argument and {@code "null"} for a {@code null} argument
  80      * @see Object#toString
  81      * @see String#valueOf(Object)
  82      */
  83     public static String toString(Object o) {
  84         return String.valueOf(o);
  85     }
  86 
  87     /**
  88      * Returns 0 if the arguments are identical and {@code
  89      * c.compare(a, b)} otherwise.
  90      * Consequently, if both arguments are {@code null} 0
  91      * is returned.
  92      *
  93      * <p>Note that if one of the arguments is {@code null}, a {@code
  94      * NullPointerException} may or may not be thrown depending on
  95      * what ordering policy, if any, the {@link Comparator Comparator}
  96      * chooses to have for {@code null} values.
  97      *
  98      * @param <T> the type of the objects being compared
  99      * @param a an object
 100      * @param b an object to be compared with {@code a}
 101      * @param c the {@code Comparator} to compare the first two arguments
 102      * @return 0 if the arguments are identical and {@code
 103      * c.compare(a, b)} otherwise.
 104      * @see Comparable
 105      * @see Comparator
 106      */
 107     public static <T> int compare(T a, T b, Comparator<? super T> c) {
 108         return (a == b) ? 0 :  c.compare(a, b);
 109     }
 110 }