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'equals()' called on enum value

Reports equals() calls on enum constants.

Such calls can be replaced by an identity comparison (==) because two enum constants are equal only when they have the same identity.

A quick-fix is available to change the call to a comparison.

Example:

boolean foo(MyEnum value) { return value.equals(MyEnum.FOO); }

After the quick-fix is applied:

boolean foo(MyEnum value) { return value == MyEnum.FOO; }

Inspection Details

Available in:

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3, Qodana for JVM 2023.3

Plugin:

Java, 233.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 13 July 2023