src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Font.java

rev 14936 : 8160721: Avoid deoptimizations in Font.equals.

@@ -1811,12 +1811,11 @@
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (obj == this) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (obj != null) {
-            try {
+        if (obj != null && obj instanceof Font) {
                 Font font = (Font)obj;
                 if (size == font.size &&
                     style == font.style &&
                     nonIdentityTx == font.nonIdentityTx &&
                     hasLayoutAttributes == font.hasLayoutAttributes &&

@@ -1838,13 +1837,10 @@
                     } else {
                         return values.equals(font.getAttributeValues());
                     }
                 }
             }
-            catch (ClassCastException e) {
-            }
-        }
         return false;
     }
 
     /**
      * Converts this {@code Font} object to a {@code String}