public static boolean isEqual(Object object1, Object object2) {
    """
	Returns true if object1 is equal to object2 in either the sense that they are the same object
	or, if both are non-null if they are equal in the <CODE>equals()</CODE> sense.
	
	@param object1
	First object to compare
	@param object2
	Second object to compare
	@return true if v1 == v2
    """
        boolean result = false;

        if (object1 == object2) {
            result = true;
        } else {
            if ((object1 != null) && object1.getClass().isArray()) {
                if ((object2 != null) && object2.getClass().isArray() && (object2.getClass() == object1.getClass())) {
                    result = (Array.getLength(object1) == Array.getLength(object2));
                    if (result) {
                        for(int i = 0, icount = Array.getLength(object1); result && (i < icount); i++) {
                            result = isEqual(Array.get(object1, i), Array.get(object2, i));
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                // Check for converted equivalence first, then equals() equivalence
                result = (object1 != null) && (object2 != null)
                        && (object1.equals(object2) || (compareWithConversion(object1, object2) == 0));
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
public static boolean isEqual(Object object1, Object object2)
    {
        boolean result = false;

        if (object1 == object2) {
            result = true;
        } else {
            if ((object1 != null) && object1.getClass().isArray()) {
                if ((object2 != null) && object2.getClass().isArray() && (object2.getClass() == object1.getClass())) {
                    result = (Array.getLength(object1) == Array.getLength(object2));
                    if (result) {
                        for(int i = 0, icount = Array.getLength(object1); result && (i < icount); i++) {
                            result = isEqual(Array.get(object1, i), Array.get(object2, i));
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                // Check for converted equivalence first, then equals() equivalence
                result = (object1 != null) && (object2 != null)
                        && (object1.equals(object2) || (compareWithConversion(object1, object2) == 0));
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
public static boolean isEqual ( Object object1 , Object object2 ) { boolean result = false ; if ( object1 == object2 ) { result = true ; } else { if ( ( object1 != null ) && object1 . getClass ( ) . isArray ( ) ) { if ( ( object2 != null ) && object2 . getClass ( ) . isArray ( ) && ( object2 . getClass ( ) == object1 . getClass ( ) ) ) { result = ( Array . getLength ( object1 ) == Array . getLength ( object2 ) ) ; if ( result ) { for ( int i = 0 , icount = Array . getLength ( object1 ) ; result && ( i < icount ) ; i ++ ) { result = isEqual ( Array . get ( object1 , i ) , Array . get ( object2 , i ) ) ; } } } } else { // Check for converted equivalence first, then equals() equivalence result = ( object1 != null ) && ( object2 != null ) && ( object1 . equals ( object2 ) || ( compareWithConversion ( object1 , object2 ) == 0 ) ) ; } } return result ; }
Returns true if object1 is equal to object2 in either the sense that they are the same object
or, if both are non-null if they are equal in the <CODE>equals()</CODE> sense.

@param object1
First object to compare
@param object2
Second object to compare
@return true if v1 == v2
Returns true if object1 is equal to object2 in either the sense that they are the same object or if both are non - null if they are equal in the <CODE > equals () < / CODE > sense .