Below is the syntax highlighted version of Person.java
from §3.1 Elementary Symbol Tables.
/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Person.java * Execution: java Person * Dependencies: StdOut.java * * Implementing equals() in a client-defined type. * ******************************************************************************/ import java.util.Objects; public final class Person { private final String name; private final long info; public Person(String name, long info) { this.name = name; this.info = info; } // how you're supposed to implement equals public boolean equals(Object other) { if (other == this) return true; if (other == null) return false; if (other.getClass() != this.getClass()) return false; Person that = (Person) other; return (this.name.equals(that.name)) && (this.info == that.info); } public String toString() { return name + " " + info; } @Override public int hashCode() { return Objects.hash(info, name); } public static void main(String[] args) { Person a = new Person("Alice", 1234); Person b = new Person("Alice", 1234); Person c = new Person("Bob", 1234); Person d = new Person("Alice", 4321); StdOut.println("a = " + a); StdOut.println("b = " + b); StdOut.println("c = " + c); StdOut.println("d = " + d); StdOut.println("a == a: " + a.equals(a)); StdOut.println("a == b: " + a.equals(b)); StdOut.println("a == c: " + a.equals(c)); StdOut.println("a == d: " + a.equals(d)); } }