ArrayList not using the overridden equals

Question

I\'m having a problem with getting an ArrayList to correctly use an overriden equals. the problem is that I\'m trying to use the equals to only test for a single key field, and

Answer 1

There are two errors in your code.

First: The "contains" method called on "objectList" object should pass a new InnerClass object as the parameter.

Second: The equals method (should accept the parameter as Object, and is correct) should handle the code properly according to the received object. Like this:

@Override
    public boolean equals (Object in) {
        System.out.println("reached here");
        if(in == null) {
        return false;
        }else if( in instanceof InnerClass) {
        String inString = ((InnerClass)in).testKey;
        return testKey == null ? false : testKey.equals(inString);
        }else {
        return false;
        }       
    }