... because that's just not in List.java, and changing interfaces is not a backwards compatible change.
Putting that method into a class doesn't scale. List isn't the only thing that uses equals. If I create one method for every equals-using class out there, I'll end up with 5000 methods. On Oct 17, 9:38 am, Miroslav Pokorny <[email protected]> wrote: > Why cant use generate a method that uses a some function to take two Lists > and compare them element by element, rather than having one list try and > compare against the other list... I guess you want a "Comparator" to be > passed to the List etc just like TreeSet takes a Comparator before falling > back on Comparable. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
