equals(Object obj) method

Format

boolean equals(Object obj)

Explanation

Determines whether the data object array and times of the StreamTuple type object specified in the parameter match those in the data object array of the tuple's StreamTuple type object.

Parameters

obj

Specifies the StreamTuple type object to be compared.

Exceptions

The following table shows the exception and the condition for its generation.

ExceptionGeneration condition
NullPointerExceptionnull is specified for the parameter.

Return value

true

All of the tuple content (content and times of data object array) is the same.

false

The tuple content is not the same (false is returned if even one item is different).