[MAPREDUCE-2249] Better to check the reflexive property of the object while overriding equals method of it

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.22.0, 0.23.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.0

Environment

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• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Devaraj Kavali
• Reporter: Bhallamudi Venkata Siva Kamesh
• Created: 06/Jan/11 10:04
• Updated: 15/Nov/11 00:48
• Resolved: 08/Jul/11 00:01

Description

It is better to check the reflexive property of the object while overriding equals method of it.

It improves the performance when a heavy object is compared to itself.