Small fix to what I did in rev 371525

On 1/23/06, Jeremy Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John, I just implemented the equals() method and committed it in
> revision 371519 [1].
>
> For commons-dev (not sure how many hang out there, so x-posting to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ... there is a potential problem with all subclasses of
> XmlSchemaObject (there are lots) - none of them implement equals() so
> any code calling equals on one of these subclasses will mean the
> XmlSchemaObject.equals() method is called. Prior to rev 371519 this
> just returned true. From rev 371519 the fields in XmlSchemaObject are
> checked for equality.
>
> Jeremy
>
> [1] 
> http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/webservices/commons/trunk/XmlSchema/src/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/XmlSchemaObject.java?rev=371519&view=diff&r1=371519&r2=371518&p1=webservices/commons/trunk/XmlSchema/src/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/XmlSchemaObject.java&p2=/webservices/commons/trunk/XmlSchema/src/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/XmlSchemaObject.java
>
> On 1/22/06, John Kaputin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have fixed the XmlSchemaObject.equals method but I get a client
> > authorization failure when I try to committ it to SVN. I am using the same
> > id/pw that I use for Woden SVN. I will check with Lawrence Mandel to see
> > how he resolved a similar problem with write access to ws-commons a few
> > weeks back.
> >
> > Meantime, can someone with write access to XmlSchema apply this fix for me.
> > It's a 1 line change. The comment and patch are below:
> >
> >
> > Corrected the XmlSchemaObject.equals method so that it
> > returns the result of an object reference comparison
> > (i.e. return this = what;). Previously it was implemented
> > as 'return true;', so it would always return true, even
> > if the two objects were different. In its current form
> > using the object ref comparison, the equals method does
> > not really need to be implemented in XmlSchemaObject, but the
> > existing TODO comment in the method indicates some future
> > intention (probably equivalence checking), so the method
> > has been left in place with its implementation changed
> > as described above.
> >
> >
> > Index:
> > C:/workspace/wsdl20/XmlSchema/src/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/XmlSchemaObject.java
> > ===================================================================
> > ---
> > C:/workspace/wsdl20/XmlSchema/src/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/XmlSchemaObject.java
> >       (revision 349817)
> > +++
> > C:/workspace/wsdl20/XmlSchema/src/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/XmlSchemaObject.java
> >       (working copy)
> > @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
> >
> >      public boolean equals(Object what) {
> >          // toDO : implement this once everything completed
> > -        return true;
> > +        return this == what;
> >      }
> >
> >
> > thanks,
> > John Kaputin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >              Sanjiva
> >              Weerawarana
> >              <[EMAIL PROTECTED]                                          To
> >              ce.lk>                    [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >                                                                         cc
> >              21/01/2006 23:10          [email protected],
> >                                        [email protected]
> >                                                                    Subject
> >              Please respond to         Re: Fw: Bug in
> >                   general              XmlSchemaObject.equals method
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > +1 .. the current impl is busted so better fix it so the next person
> > doesn't trip up too.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sanjiva.
> >
> > On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 11:03 -0500, Davanum Srinivas wrote:
> > > +1, please go ahead and fix XmlSchemaObject....please feel free to
> > > make any changes u need. we are following a Commit-Then-Review policy
> > > for all ws projects.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > dims
> > >
> > > On 1/21/06, John Kaputin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I have implemented a work around in Woden, iterating through the List
> > and
> > > > using '==' rather than .equals(). So I am not held up by
> > > > XmlSchemaObject.equals, but I'm still willing to make the suggested
> > change
> > > > in XmlSchema if it's agreed.
> > > >
> > > > John Kaputin
> > > >
> > > > ----- Forwarded by John Kaputin/UK/IBM on 21/01/2006 13:02 -----
> > > >
> > > >              John
> > > >              Kaputin/UK/IBM
> > > >
> > To
> > > >              21/01/2006 12:28          [email protected]
> > > >
> > cc
> > > >                                        [email protected]
> > > >
> > Subject
> > > >                                        Bug in XmlSchemaObject.equals
> > > >                                        method
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The XmlSchemaObject.equals method is:
> > > >
> > > >     public boolean equals(Object what) {
> > > >         // toDO : implement this once everything completed
> > > >         return true;
> > > >     }
> > > >
> > > > This is causing a problem in Woden. I have a java.util.List of
> > XmlSchema. I
> > > > use the List.contains(object) method and the java.util.Vector
> > > > implementation calls the equals method on the XmlSchema instance, which
> > > > inherits XmlSchemaObject.equals. True is always returned, even if the
> > > > XmlSchema objects are different.
> > > >
> > > > There may be some longer term plan to override the equals method in the
> > > > subclasses of XmlSchemaObject to perform equivalence checking rather
> > than
> > > > an object reference comparison, but I can't see the purpose of the
> > current
> > > > XmlSchemaObject.equals implementation - even as a short term measure.
> > I
> > > > propose either changing XmlSchemaObject.equals to perform an object
> > > > reference comparison (or just removing the method altogether), or
> > otherwise
> > > > overriding it in XmlSchema to perform an object reference comparison.
> > > > This would allow me to move forward in Woden in the short term, even if
> > > > there is a longer term plan for equivalence checking in XmlSchema.
> > > >
> > > > I am happy to make this change. Any agreement or objections?
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > John Kaputin
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Davanum Srinivas : http://wso2.com/blogs/
> >
> >
> >
> >
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