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Structural equality tests should use `==` or `!=`

Recipe IDorg.openrewrite.kotlin.cleanup.EqualsMethodUsage

Artifactorg.openrewrite:rewrite-kotlin

In Kotlin, == means structural equality and != structural inequality and both map to the left-side term’s equals() function. It is, therefore, redundant to call equals() as a function. Also, == and != are more general than equals() and !equals() because it allows either of both operands to be null. Developers using equals() instead of == or != is often the result of adapting styles from other languages like Java, where == means reference equality and != means reference inequality. The == and != operators are a more concise and elegant way to test structural equality than calling a function.

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Usage

This recipe has no required configuration options. You’ll need the Moderne CLI configured before running the command below.

mod run . --recipe org.openrewrite.kotlin.cleanup.EqualsMethodUsage

If the recipe isn’t available locally, install it with:

mod config recipes jar install org.openrewrite:rewrite-kotlin:8.88.0

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