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<h4>equals</h4>
<pre class="methodSignature">public abstract&nbsp;boolean&nbsp;equals&#8203;(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="externalLink">Object</a>&nbsp;address)</pre>
<div class="block">The equality operator.  Subclasses should provide an
 implementation of this method that supports value equality
 (do the t