 interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;b)</pre>
<div class="block">Null-safe equivalent of <code>a.equals(b)</code>.</div>
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<dd><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Objects.html?is-external=true#equals-java.lang.Object-java.lang.Object-" title="class or interface in java.util"><code>Objects.equals(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)</code></a></dd>
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