scala.Equals

trait Equals extends Any

An interface containing operations for equality. The only method not already present in class AnyRef is canEqual .

Abstract Value Members From scala.Equals

abstract def canEqual(that: Any): Boolean

A method that should be called from every well-designed equals method that is open to be overridden in a subclass. See Programming in Scala, Chapter 28 for discussion and design.

  • that
    • the value being probed for possible equality
  • returns
    • true if this instance can possibly equal that , otherwise false (defined at scala.Equals)

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package scala

/** An interface containing operations for equality.
 *  The only method not already present in class `AnyRef` is `canEqual`.
 */
trait Equals extends Any {
  /** A method that should be called from every well-designed equals method
   *  that is open to be overridden in a subclass. See
   *  [[http://www.artima.com/pins1ed/object-equality.html Programming in Scala,
   *  Chapter 28]] for discussion and design.
   *
   *  @param    that    the value being probed for possible equality
   *  @return   true if this instance can possibly equal `that`, otherwise false
   */
  def canEqual(that: Any): Boolean

  /** The universal equality method defined in `AnyRef`.
   */
  def equals(that: Any): Boolean
}