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Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class

From: John Cowan <cowan AT ccil.org>
To: Wolfgang Hoschek <wolfgang.hoschek AT mac.com>
Cc: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 22:51:23 -0500

Wolfgang Hoschek scripsit:

> For example, I have code that assumes these (final) XOM semantics,
> putting nodes into hashmaps and so forth. So changing the contract
> and suddently having other notions of equals() and hashCode() pop up
> would break existing codes. This would not be compatible.

Fair enough.

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[XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, John Cowan, 01/05/2006
- Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, Wolfgang Hoschek, 01/05/2006
  - Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, John Cowan, 01/07/2006
- Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, Elliotte Harold, 01/05/2006
  - Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, Wolfgang Hoschek, 01/05/2006
    - Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, Michael Kay, 01/05/2006
      - Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, Steve Loughran, 01/06/2006
    - Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, John Cowan, 01/07/2006
  - Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and the methods of Object class, John Cowan, 01/07/2006