Hey all, we found an issue about the equal method. Imagine you have a data object
--------- |Product| --------- |id | |name | |desc | --------- And generate the java classes as well as the equal methods (id = Integer, name&desc = String). The Code Product p1 = new Product(); p1.setId(1); p1.setName("p1"); Product p2 = new Product(); p2.setId(1); assertFalse("same id but diff names should return false",p1.equals(p2)); will result in a NullPointerException. This results from the Boolean expression in the equal method. The combination of return nullCheckAttribute1 ? nullCheckObject1 : equalAttribute1 && nullCheckAttribute2 ? nullCheckObject2 : equalAttribute2 && nullCheckAttribute3 ? nullCheckObject3 : equalAttribute3 ... what happens: nullCheckAttribute1 = false -> equalAttribute1 equalAttribute1 = true && nullCheckAttribute2 = false -> equalAttribute2 equalAttribute2 = false && nullCheckAttribute3 == false -> equalAttribute3 equalAttribute3 will result in the NullPointerException because in the example this means this.getDesc().equals(other.getDesc() and this.getDesc() already returns null. So to fix this issue parenthesis should be added in the following way: return nullCheckAttribute1 ? nullCheckObject1 : equalAttribute1 && (nullCheckAttribute2 ? nullCheckObject2 : equalAttribute2 && (nullCheckAttribute3 ? nullCheckObject3 : equalAttribute3 ...)) The required code change in the plugin is: boolean first = true; int numberOfParenthesis = 0; //new counter for parenthesis Iterator<IntrospectedColumn> iter = introspectedColumns.iterator(); while (iter.hasNext()) { IntrospectedColumn introspectedColumn = iter.next(); ... if (!iter.hasNext()) { for (int i = 0; i < numberOfParenthesis; i++) { sb.append(')'); // append closing parenthesis } sb.append(';'); } I am sorry to posting this on the users mailing list instead of fixing the code directly, but I don't have access to the repository. @Jeff: It would be nice to see this integrated in the next version and to throw away out adopted plugin ;) All the best Benjamin ---------------------- Benjamin Klatt Mob.: +49 (0)179 - 979 55 46 Tel.: +49 (0)721 - 208 84 06 Kentuckyallee. 88 76149 Karlsruhe Germany Bahnhofstr. 21 37445 Walkenried Germany